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I genuinely really like King the character as opposed to King the joke. The joke is also very good though. King is the strongest. Or, if we're being pedantic, his heart is. In more ways than one. Also his characterization and the impact thereof, both comic and dramatic, however muddied the two are whenever he's involved. Though strictly speaking I ought to narrow the superlative of "strongest characterization" to the secondary cast, because Saitama and Geno have had much more time develop. In the limited time King has had the opportunity to act as a character though, much like Mumen Rider, he's been worth a lot of bang for his buck in terms of impact compared to screentime. When people say King is the strongest, don't just interpret the sentiment as a joke they want to run into the ground, but rather as a tribute to a character for which they have great fondness. According to the terms set out by the context of the story and world yes, King is a fraud. Despite that, deep in his heart of hearts, he wants to be something more. He wants to be the hero that people think he is, even if his fears and weaknesses, practical or otherwise, limit his concerns to the more petty and genuinely pathetic. As in to watch King in his daily life, one cannot help but feel pathos for him. But that glimmer of something brave, that solid core in the center of the mantle of roiling fear beneath the stoic crust forming his facade, is a part of why he's still willing to try to put himself out there and hope his name and reputation is enough to save people's lives. Granted, the other part is because of the web of comic misunderstandings, dumb luck, and his own insecurities about what might happen if he were to openly show fear. But that's plainly obvious and doesn't need a deeper reading or explanation. That's why when he meets his hero, Saitama, he's so touched and yet incredibly crushed by his guilt. And it's why Saitama is willing to keep his secret and become his friend. Those who've read ahead in the ONE version should already know this, but underneath the joke, and the comic irony, and against his own private confessions, there's clear evidence that King genuinely wants to be a real hero. And, in the Monster Association arc, he is. And so I will not stand to have louts and scapegraces besmirch the good name of the man we call K I N G in the name of childish discussions on power level or the like.
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CannonFodder posted:Number 2 of my favorite Class S members is Genos. Genos's arm is ranked 1 because it's always missing. 
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Remember that time people were warned politely to stop hinting at/outright discussing things that happened in the ONE version
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Yeah good times
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Bisse posted:I think that kid's father is the guy who started the hero association, in response to his kid being saved from a monster by an unknown hero. IIRC it's alluded to but not directly said in Murata's work. Both the kid and the founder of the association share very distinctive chins.
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Nov 28, 2016 22:21
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I guess it's time for me to stop reading the this topic for a while?
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Nov 29, 2016 01:36
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As it happens King is the worlds strongest human, but even if he somehow weren't, i'd still have faith in him as a good person.
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Nov 29, 2016 02:54
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The KING joke is a little much at times, but I understand what people are saying. Honestly, between this and Hero Academia, I'm starting to enjoy superhero comics again. OPM has a great cast, and what's even better is ONE is very good about peeling back that two dimensional feel of heroes. We get to see their public face as well as who that person is and can empathize with them a bit. Anyone with a sibling can understand Blizzard, and we've all gotten praise for something we didn't do like King. It reminds me of some of the DC/Marvel comics I've enjoyed where yea, there's the hero saving the universe, but also here's a person I can relate to as well. It's been a great fun read so far, as well as going through Mob Psycho 100.
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RedMagus posted:The KING joke is a little much at times, but I understand what people are saying. Honestly, between this and Hero Academia, I'm starting to enjoy superhero comics again. IF MHA is X-Men/Marvel, does that make OPM DC?
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Mraagvpeine posted:IF MHA is X-Men/Marvel, does that make OPM DC? If MHA is X-Men, OPM is the Justice Friend's from Dexter's Lab.
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Nov 29, 2016 05:32
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Dragonball vs Saitama parts 1, 2 and 3. http://imgur.com/a/bh2mD http://imgur.com/a/gr2co http://imgur.com/gallery/NIjQF
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Say Nothing posted:Dragonball vs Saitama parts 1, 2 and 3. Oh wow, I had only ever seen the first one. Those are great, Dragonball and OPM fit together amazingly well.
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Say Nothing posted:Dragonball vs Saitama parts 1, 2 and 3. these are nice thank you for sharing them
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Saitama getting praise from the crowd 
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Don't insult the Cell Games, they're the last bastion of hope for LAN Parties.
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EmmyOk posted:It has been! I think Man with Hat is saying in addition to that fact that the founder became the hero called BLAST and gave himself the number one ranking. This, yes! Except I meant that he's pretending to be a hero and gave himself top rank to look rad. Or the same but to his kid, the kid that Saitama saved. This would explain why he's never around, since he can't fight at all. Although it would be cool if the kid turns out to be blast, drawing explosive nipples on monster with a magical sharpie. In reality I don't have any real guess about blast and am excited to find out when the Murata version gets there (ie. not right now in spoilers from someone who does read the ONE version, since this is the wrong place for those).
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I will spoil that at the pace the Murata version is going you will find out sometimes in 2037.
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Blast is Saitama, tell your friends. Or not. Nobody knows yet.
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It's Mumen Rider, lads, the hero with the greatest spirit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFNiI5t0Ueo
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Some say that he's terrified of ducks, and that there's an airport in Russia named after him.
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I think Blast is Saitama and no one, not him, nor the association has any idea. I'm always wrong about speculation, so cross that off the list.
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That'd be weird considering he's already done that with King and Saitama.
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Yes, yes it would.
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EmmyOk posted:It's Mumen Rider, lads, the hero with the greatest spirit. oh drat thats his theme? its very heroic!
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Of course Saitama has an understanding of kayfabe.
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I am very disappointed in the lack of King figurines
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Relin posted:I am very disappointed in the lack of King figurines I too would like to see more of King's figurines I bet he has a lot
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I wonder if he displays them, or if he's the kind of guy that leaves them boxed.
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Schwarzwald posted:I wonder if he displays them, or if he's the kind of guy that leaves them boxed. gently caress, you could make a serious case for either, couldn't you?
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It depends on which ones he wants to jerk off on
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Waffleman_ posted:gently caress, you could make a serious case for either, couldn't you? he obviously buys 2 to avoid this problem
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Kuvo posted:he obviously buys 2 to avoid this problem But his displays fold away easily so no-one else can see them. Unlike most people buying these figurines, King has a sense of shame. Just another way he stands out, even among heroes.
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Kuvo posted:he obviously buys 2 to avoid this problem Woah, the King ain't no otaku scrub, he buys three; one for opening, one for prosperity and one for trading.
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king isn't lame, he would unbox his figurines so he can enjoy them
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muike posted:It depends on which ones he wants to jerk off on He doesn't need to jerk off because he is in a happy open relationship with the Esper Sisters.
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That's a game he bought, of course? I thought we've only seen the Doki Doki Sisters.
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where the red fern gropes posted:king isn't lame, he would unbox his figurines so he can enjoy them You say that as if it is lame to introduce your friends to a hobby you enjoy.
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Anything lame is made great by virtue of King's fandom of it.
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Josuke Higashikata posted:He doesn't need to jerk off because he is in a happy open relationship with the Esper Sisters.
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Speaking of King... there's a new side chapter with him!
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