My Hero Academia

The sadistic pleasure in watching someone regain hope only for them to blow up seconds later?

Edited by drakecake72 on Jun 7th 2021 at 12:07:53 PM

That's dumb. I don't mind AFO being a sadistic asshole but he's never been stupid about it.

Edited by LSBK on Jun 7th 2021 at 2:09:42 PM

If Overhaul can't fix her, then narratively there's no real point for him to be there. That's like as if Stain lugged Gentle and La Brava along his nightly outings.

Presumably he's yet to realize that he can use his Quirk in some different way and didn't escape out of his cell because, honestly, he seemed only vaguely aware of what was happening out of despair until Nagant pulled him out.

That's a little too much assuming about narrative purpose.

I mean, it's even possible the main reason he's there is because Horikoshi wanted him out of Tartarus but he can't get out of his own, and now he'll just escape and meet up with some of his subordinates which may have escaped too.

Not to mention the narrative purpose he's already fulfilled as Nagant's Morality Pet and part of her Heel–Face Turn.

By the way, it's pretty insane to think about Overhaul of all people being in that role.

Edited by WashTheLaundryHero on Jun 7th 2021 at 1:21:43 AM

I can't remember if it's been stated that Overhaul's quirk only works through his hands or through touch in general. If it's the latter than that could be a way for him to still use it.

I think it's only through his hand, hence why Shiggy specifically cut his hand only.

But by now he's probably gonna be able to use his Quirk without his hand.

Edited by ShiningStardust on Jun 7th 2021 at 4:38:01 PM

wasn't it mentioned in some databook that it's evolved/been remodeled anyway?

We still don't know what that means.

In this chapter Deku says he's now only using OFA, Black Whip and La Jin, so I guess he's turned Danger Sense off.

Anyway, chapter was okay I guess. La Jin doesn't sound weak at all, the ability to store up and amplify power seems great - though potentially difficult to use if that was one's only power, the ceiling is very high for that. And of course it's really powerful with Deku's skillset.

I dislike how easily this has come to him, though. He mentions his body freezing up, but we didn't even see that - there's kind of an awkward gap between the last chapter cliffhanger and this opening, presumably where Deku froze and the reason he hadn't beaten Nagant when he grabbed her, but not showing that on-page kind of hurts it.

And then he's already compensating for that downside by using less of his quirks, so it's not even a lasting issue.

Also not a fan of Nagant revealed to be somewhat "good" after all.

I honestly think Hori is kind of rushing through Deku's development with his Quirks a bit.

I figured that was gonna happen, but its pretty sad to see. Its a consequence of giving him so many powers at once.

Well, at least Smokescreen seems pretty easy to use.

It is kinda weird that all of them so far except maybe Danger Sense don't seem to have that many drawbacks on his body compared to the usual. I guess OFA's own drawbacks are enough.

Edited by alekos23 on Jun 7th 2021 at 2:39:41 PM

Overhaul's narrative role is pretty obvious though: Izuku would even take a bullet for him.

Also I guess Deku can put 'faster than a speeding bullet' on his resume now

And Iida cries in a corner.

Just when he got his niche as the fastest student back, Deku protagonists his way back to the top.

Well, we don't really know whether Recipro Turbo is faster than a bullet. Plus Deku needs to charge to do one or two sprints faster than a bullet, Ida can keep that speed for ten minutes.

Shit, isn't this one of those Superman vs The Flash things?

"Those were for charity Deku."

Ida was never going to get that niche back. Izuku was *very* insistent on stealing it from him.

Izuku: Stealer of everyone else's techniques.

Oh man, he really is just like AFO lol.

Edited by BlackYakuzu94 on Jun 7th 2021 at 10:13:35 AM

He's Goku.

....actually, no. AFO is Goku. My bad.

Izuku eventually being faster than Iida is an inevitability in the same way him being way more powerful than Shoto and Bakugo is.

I don't get this idea that it's "sad" that natural progression reaches its, well, natural conclusion.

Iida has engines in his legs. The Flash is literally speed incarnate.

They're not in the same league.

Because I like Iida and it kind of bums me out his latest power up has been rendered moot.

Just because something is "logical" doesn't mean people have to like it.

How is it moot? Do things only matter if the character is the literal best at it? I have never gotten that mindset.

Does Bakugo's evolution not matter just because he's not actually going to be the strongest?

Edited by LSBK on Jun 7th 2021 at 12:52:43 PM

I'm pretty sure Deku can't beat Superman in a fistfight either.

I meant in the sense that it's a comparison of a speedster vs super-strength + a bunch of random powers.

Edited by WashTheLaundryHero on Jun 7th 2021 at 11:06:01 AM

We're not talking about characterization, we're talking about character abilities.

Yes, when your main gimmick is being good at something and someone else can just can do it better than you, that's what a moot point is. Just because it's "logical" and "makes sense" doesn't make the end result any more appealing to me.

More to the point, I shouldn't have to explain why if I feel a certain way about the series :/