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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#28026: Mar 15th 2019 at 9:23:12 PM

Though it was already fairly obvious, Giganto and Shigaraki knew basically nothing of one another until this point. I wonder why that is.

Huh, apparently Giganto has been scoping out Tartarus (the prison AFO is in). I wonder if that was on Shigaraki's orders (assuming they actually did get him under control, and he didn't go to do his own thing, disillusioned).

Edited by LSBK on Mar 15th 2019 at 11:23:23 AM

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#28027: Mar 15th 2019 at 9:25:07 PM

He wanted Shigaraki to grow, and gove him a powerhouse like Gigantomachia and he'd abuse it in his early childish mindset.

Shigaraki learning was more important than victory even if him succeeding would be a huge bonus.

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#28028: Mar 15th 2019 at 9:41:55 PM

Ya know it’s rather sweet that AFO appears to genuinely want Shigaraki to succeed.

Most of the time in situations like this the mentor is just prepping for a body-jack but it really feels like AFO will gladly retire/die for Shigaraki’s sake.

Edited by slimcoder on Mar 15th 2019 at 10:40:41 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Cross (Don’t ask)
#28029: Mar 15th 2019 at 10:35:47 PM

It being a middle finger to his enemies being a nice bonus.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#28030: Mar 16th 2019 at 12:39:03 AM

Okay I just now realized they have got to stop sending out Dabi for recruiting new members.

Cause his bloodlust & high standards are torching any would be potential candidates.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#28031: Mar 16th 2019 at 12:42:16 AM

We already knew he was doing that.

Huh, unreasonably high expectations that he reacts to with violence when they aren't met, remind you of anyone else?

SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#28032: Mar 16th 2019 at 12:42:51 AM

On positive side, I guess he IS cleaning the crime from street tongue

(geez, there sure are lot of potential villains out there)

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.
#28033: Mar 16th 2019 at 12:44:16 AM

Maybe they should send out Compress? He feels like the one who'd actually be able to, like, talk to people.

Of course, if Dabi's torching everyone who doesn't meet his standards, that might not bode well for any potential recruits' prospects regardless.

Oh God! Natural light!
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#28034: Mar 16th 2019 at 12:46:37 AM

Well he hasn’t killed Toga yet so being around people prolly tempers him.

Huh they should send him out with someone. One guy to do the talking, another to make sure things end well for the League.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#28035: Mar 16th 2019 at 12:48:51 AM

Gigantomachia might just be a mutant-type quirk user though...meaning that he has no additional power but basically being a kaiju. This would make Eraserhead worthless against him. Just a guess.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#28036: Mar 16th 2019 at 12:51:44 AM

I will say that Dabi's willingness to burn people alive stands out when you remember that before joining the League he apparently hadn't actually done anything serious.

He apparently went straight from 0 to 100.

TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#28037: Mar 16th 2019 at 1:09:12 AM

[up] The things that human beings can do when they no longer can recognize other people as "people" is quite wide in its scope.

It's how wars are fought after all...

Edited by TitanJump on Mar 16th 2019 at 4:23:25 PM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#28038: Mar 16th 2019 at 1:33:19 AM

Clearly being able to properly delegate responsibility is a leadership skill that Shigaraki has yet to learn.

I'm not sure if any of the LOV's remaining members are really suited for recruitment drives, but Dabi is probably one of the least suited for it. Especially since when word gets out that the League's recruiter has torched every potential recruit so far that's bound to make fewer people seek out the League.

Edited by M84 on Mar 16th 2019 at 4:35:13 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#28039: Mar 16th 2019 at 1:51:35 AM

Personally, I think Mr.Compress would do a better job as the LOV recruiter than Dabi.

He clearly doesn't like dirty business like theft as the raid showed and got much more of a pleasant personality towards other people to at least have a conversation with them.

Not to mention that his quirk would making it a perfect way to get recruits to and from the hideouts without anyone noticing them together, just turn them into pebbles, stuff them in the pockets, and then just walk away without a single shred of suspicion at all.

Incognito in the finest.

Have Dabi out on roasting minor villains instead together with the others.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#28040: Mar 16th 2019 at 1:53:21 AM

OTOH, Compress' Quirk is so versatile that he's arguably more useful to the LOV right where he is. Sending him out on his own is really risky since the LOV really can't afford to lose him. Especially without their teleporter guy.

Edited by M84 on Mar 16th 2019 at 4:53:55 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#28041: Mar 16th 2019 at 1:59:45 AM

I think it's less they have an official recruiter and more that Dabi is the only one bothering. He was complaining about no one else going out to do it, after all.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#28042: Mar 16th 2019 at 2:02:47 AM

Shigaraki seems a bit too depressed to order someone more fitting to do it.

Like seriously he’s looking pretty sad.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#28043: Mar 16th 2019 at 2:02:54 AM

Well the idea I was getting at was the "Hisashi Midoriya is an alias of All-For-One" theory. Like, he purposely romanced Inko (and probably several other telekinetic women) with the intent of combining the two into one.
Given how All for One's Quirk works, I can't believe he'd bother doing something this complicated.

Bewitching Eyes
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#28044: Mar 16th 2019 at 7:25:28 AM

The things that human beings can do when they lose they no longer can recognize other people as "people" is quite wide in its scope.

It's how wars are fought after all...

To paraphrase the wise words of Granny Weathereax, "Sin begins with treating people as things."

    Full quote: 
There is a very interesting debate raging at the moment about the nature of sin, for example,” said Oats.

“And what do they think? Against it, are they?” said Granny Weatherwax.

“It’s not as simple as that. It’s not a black and white issue. There are so many shades of gray.”

“Nope.”

“Pardon?”

“There’s no grays, only white that’s got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is. “It’s a lot more complicated than that...”

“No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.”

“Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes...”

“But they starts with thinking about people as things...”

Edited by sgamer82 on Mar 16th 2019 at 8:28:40 AM

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#28045: Mar 16th 2019 at 10:23:06 AM

Either way, it's not like the League cares about a bunch of random thugs getting torched; fodder isn't what they need right now, anyway.

Going "maybe Compress would make a better recruiter" is kind of missing the point of that little discussion. Plus, again, it seem less that Dabi is their official "recruiter" and more like he's the only one even bothering to try.

Huh, I'm going to guess we're going to stick in villain flashback mode for at least one more chapter, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was a couple of more.

Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#28046: Mar 16th 2019 at 11:24:58 AM

Giran is normally their recruiter. The issue is that he has to be payed.

Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#28047: Mar 16th 2019 at 12:04:09 PM

Even though they've suffered some reductions in manpower through the members arrested in the forest training/Kamino arc, it's weird how on their first introduction at USJ the League of Villains actually seemed like, well, a League with a lot of bad guys involved, as opposed to six aimless chucklefucks like it later ended up being.

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
CitizenH Since: Feb, 2014
#28048: Mar 16th 2019 at 5:58:44 PM

Even if you discount the Doctor and the monster factory he's apparently running, the League/All For One probably has way more assets that Shigaraki just isn't privy to.

Remember, this is AFO's gambit to shape his successor into a stronger villain; the entire point was to allow him to struggle and suffer a bit without Sensei so he'd grow to hate All Might even more. Him learning how to operate his little cell without Kurogiri to temper him is all part of the plan.

Granted, he's failing at the moment. This arc probably will have him make a breakthrough.

But later on, we'll probably find out AFO has a group of elite agents, of which Kurogiri is probably the lowest ranked, which is why he got stuck being a glorified nanny.

Edited by CitizenH on Mar 16th 2019 at 6:02:49 AM

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#28049: Mar 16th 2019 at 6:01:08 PM

[up][up]Those grunts from the first attack were just that - grunts. I think they explicitly say they were all gathered specifically for that one mission and nothing much was actually expected of any of them.

Someone (probably this "Doctor") actually says it was a good thing they used the name of the League of Villains when the mission failed, because the brand was pretty cheap at that point.

[up]Most of that is true, but I really don't think you can say that All for One expected or planned for Kurogiri to eventually get captured. I think that's going a little too far, and at that point starts being counterproductive. Definitely don't think there's some super secret elite guard that has totally always existed.

Edited by LSBK on Mar 16th 2019 at 8:08:48 AM

SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#28050: Mar 16th 2019 at 6:07:29 PM

I wonder how they're keeping Kurogiri anywhere at all. Is he, like, in an artificial coma or something?


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