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Not "his quirk is villainous, so peoples' expectations push him toward villainy", as Shinso, but more that his quirk would make a good thematic fit for a villain (or at least antagonist/rival, which he already sort of is) given how the story's treated the idea of imitation up to now. Much the same way Toga's transformation powers are paired with an unhealthy obsession with becoming the people she "loves", or Twice's quirk leading to identity issues with whether he's the real him or not.
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Raposa posted:Deku unknowingly reaches a new level of power thanks to his dreams, resulting in his air bullet shattering Shinsou's pelvis. He will never walk again. If Shinsou is Wheels, Deku is clearly The Legman.
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Sep 7, 2018 22:58
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Dolash posted:Not "his quirk is villainous, so peoples' expectations push him toward villainy", as Shinso, but more that his quirk would make a good thematic fit for a villain (or at least antagonist/rival, which he already sort of is) given how the story's treated the idea of imitation up to now. Much the same way Toga's transformation powers are paired with an unhealthy obsession with becoming the people she "loves", or Twice's quirk leading to identity issues with whether he's the real him or not. How has the series been treating imitation? I don't really recall imitation being a super strong theme, especially not as something villainous or evil.
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Sep 7, 2018 23:15
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Roland Jones posted:MS also has a translation up, by the way, and while the fonts they use aren't as pretty it looks like they're actually the more accurate translation this time around, at least at some points; among other things, they don't have Kaminari saying/thinking the exact opposite of what he means and what happens on page 7. Thanks for the heads up on this, this was a much clearer and IMO overall better translation. I found it interesting comparing the differences between the two translations. The link, by the way: https://readms.net/r/my_hero_academia/197/5331/1
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Sep 7, 2018 23:20
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SyntheticPolygon posted:How has the series been treating imitation? I don't really recall imitation being a super strong theme, especially not as something villainous or evil. There was a Reddit (I think) effortpost, detailing the poster's interpretation of all that stuff. As with all art, interpretations can vary wildly.
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Sep 7, 2018 23:21
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SyntheticPolygon posted:How has the series been treating imitation? I don't really recall imitation being a super strong theme, especially not as something villainous or evil. Not to over-invest in any one fan theory, but this post someone linked a while back made a pretty compelling case that unhealthy imitation is a recurring theme in the story, so a character whose power is copying other peoples' powers and obsesses over comparing classes would be an ideal candidate. Just idle speculation though.
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Sep 7, 2018 23:25
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Dolash posted:Not to over-invest in any one fan theory, but this post someone linked a while back made a pretty compelling case that unhealthy imitation is a recurring theme in the story, so a character whose power is copying other peoples' powers and obsesses over comparing classes would be an ideal candidate. Just idle speculation though. I feel like this is reading way too far into Uraraka's admiration of Deku and how she's dealing with it but it's a fair enough interpretation. Anyway, my good friend Monoma is too cool to become a villain and nothing about him even really seems all that mean. Even his extreme pettiness and childish grudge just makes him come off as a loser rather than like a bully.
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Sep 7, 2018 23:35
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I'm not saying he's going to become a villain, but his obsessive hatred of 1a leading him to go too far in a training would fit, even if it's only to check his monomania.
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Sep 7, 2018 23:43
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I imagine the big twist to this whole exercise is gonna be One For All not behaving how he expects when he finally uses it due to whatever happened in the dream. Hopefully it's no-one getting injured but who knows.
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Sep 8, 2018 01:20
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that essay's decent except for almost every part of it concerning ochako
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Sep 8, 2018 01:22
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Tsuyu seems to be the hero who is most competent with their power.
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Sep 8, 2018 03:37
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Say Nothing posted:Tsuyu seems to be the hero who is most competent with their power. If I was a badguy and was fighting her and had an edged weapon on me I know what I'd be slashing at.
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Sep 8, 2018 03:58
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It’s actually kind of refreshing that Toga figured out that weakness almost immediately.
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Sep 8, 2018 05:59
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Dr Subterfuge posted:It’s actually kind of refreshing that Toga figured out that weakness almost immediately. Toga's a real prodigy. A go getter. Seriously, she might be a high schooler, but she's already killing people at a graduate level.
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Sep 8, 2018 06:29
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chiasaur11 posted:Toga's a real prodigy. A go getter. horikoshi needs to properly confirm/deny if her quirk copies other people's powers as well because that'd tip her over to being one of the biggest powerhouses in the comic
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Sep 8, 2018 06:44
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he needs to confirm whether or not shes using her quirk to transform into herself over and over again to stay a highschooler
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Sep 8, 2018 06:46
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Oxxidation posted:horikoshi needs to properly confirm/deny if her quirk copies other people's powers as well because that'd tip her over to being one of the biggest powerhouses in the comic She kind of is already.
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Sep 8, 2018 06:47
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Dolash posted:Monoma seems like the obvious candidate for getting bumped out of Heroics to make room for Shinso. The chip on his shoulder about 1-A is wearing kind of thin Actually, it's hilarious every time.
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Sep 8, 2018 07:01
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Oxxidation posted:horikoshi needs to properly confirm/deny if her quirk copies other people's powers as well because that'd tip her over to being one of the biggest powerhouses in the comic I wonder if it's maybe the reverse of Eraserhead's situation? He can't suppress quirks that are just part of someone's nature (like being a big, strong monster man), just turn off ones with an activation component. Similarly, if Toga can't recreate an activation quirk like Uraraka's anti-grav, maybe she could still recreate someone else's power to fly with wings or gain strength from being muscular. It'd make some peoples' blood more valuable to gain utility or combat powers instead of just using it for disguises. It might help her pose more of a combat threat later in the story apart from just her knife and needle. Dolash fucked around with this message at 07:28 on Sep 8, 2018 |
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Sep 8, 2018 07:25
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Fabricated posted:To be fair there's not much to her powers. Really the tongue is kind of a liability if used wrong though. When you superpower is having the abilities of a frog, then you have to make the best of it.
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Sep 8, 2018 09:02
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Where did the comic say that adding Shinsou means bumping another student out of the hero course? I don't remember anything like that, only somebody saying that if somebody really borked it at the Sports Festival that they might be moved to the generals
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Sep 8, 2018 09:13
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thetoughestbean posted:Where did the comic say that adding Shinsou means bumping another student out of the hero course? I don't remember anything like that, only somebody saying that if somebody really borked it at the Sports Festival that they might be moved to the generals Shinsou said, during the time he was talking to 1-A before the sports festival, that mid-semester was when they would reconsider people for transfers and that they might get bumped for a general studies student.
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Sep 8, 2018 09:43
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Okay, I looked at my copy of volume 3 and nowhere does it say that Shinsou being moved to the hero course means that somebody will be replaced, just that somebody could be removed from the hero course if they gently caress up during the sports festival proof: 
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Sep 8, 2018 10:41
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He could just be speculating because he was being a dick at the time
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Sep 8, 2018 10:52
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It would be extremely weird for any of the current hero class kids to get transferred out at this point barring some super major fuckup, since it's an explicit thing in the story that officials want to increase the number of qualified heroes substantially which is why all the kids got provisional licenses and some of them took part in the Overhaul raid.
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Sep 8, 2018 12:05
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Can't wait for Mineta to finally be written out.
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Sep 8, 2018 12:18
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Kanos posted:It would be extremely weird for any of the current hero class kids to get transferred out at this point barring some super major fuckup, since it's an explicit thing in the story that officials want to increase the number of qualified heroes substantially which is why all the kids got provisional licenses and some of them took part in the Overhaul raid. Oh yeah, I never thought about it that way. No-one who passed the provisional exam is getting transferred and Bakugo and Todoroki ain't going anywhere either. I think 1-B all passed as well so that pretty much quashes that idea imo. The only way anyone is getting replaced is if they're the traitor.
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Scholtz posted:Can't wait for Mineta to finally be written out. Horikoshi is Mineta. He will not write himself out of his own story.
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Say Nothing posted:When you superpower is having the abilities of a frog, then you have to make the best of it. She could potentially be an insanely good hero if she worked on one other aspect of her frogginess. Her mucous could potentially subdue villains with just a touch if she could learn to secrete muscle relaxants like what can be obtained from poison dart frogs.
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Deified Data posted:Why Bakugo so eager to lose to Midoriya, if he admits his suspicions are true he has to acknowledge he stands no chance God, I love the Anime thread, every post is amazing.
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grieving for Gandalf posted:actually it makes me think of that Marvel vs Capcom character (maybe they're from Darkstalkers?) who shoots knives and other weapons from her long sleeves and this dude essentially shoots little blades from his sleeves, so maybe there's some kind of allusion we're not aware of Fwiw Hsien-ko is also a jiang shi
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Sep 8, 2018 16:30
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Hmm... The anime removed references to Stain being in prison again.
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oh jay posted:Hmm... The anime removed references to Stain being in prison again. I guess since Stain hasn't been relevant in the manga for a long time, they didn't think it was important to add. Watching the new episode and I just noticed that Deku is wearing a little sleeve over his big gross arm scar. How long has he been doing that?
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thetoughestbean posted:Okay, I looked at my copy of volume 3 and nowhere does it say that Shinsou being moved to the hero course means that somebody will be replaced, just that somebody could be removed from the hero course if they gently caress up during the sports festival Right. The way it's worded sounds nothing like "we can steal your spots" and more like "we can be moved up to the Hero Course if we do well enough, and if you guys do poorly, you can get bumped down to General". Makes sense.
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Sep 8, 2018 17:24
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Look, we only have 20 desks in each class, either someone has to leave or someone is standing for the semester!
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Sep 8, 2018 17:27
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For the last time, he's going to replace The Traitor™, who will inevitably be a dude so that the class' male-female ratio isn't disrupted
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Sep 8, 2018 17:37
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New Vigilantes All Might and Tsukauchi are adorable. Ingmur link
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Sep 8, 2018 17:43
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Rhonne posted:New Vigilantes
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Vengarr posted:For the last time, he's going to replace The Traitor™, who will inevitably be a dude so that the class' male-female ratio isn't disrupted kaminari_traitor_theory_totally_confirmed_real_proof.png
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He legitimately does have the most sinister looking face. It totally caught me off guard on that hair swap thing.
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