#aging devil

[thejessc0de]

I'll save you, chainsaw man

[danikoshi-doodles]

Some Chainsaw Man devils

Trying to figure out Fujimoto's design style aaaaa

[dailyuh]

drew this because I can’t stop thinking about the aging devil watching denji sprint around.

[angeldeviloshi]

[dolche-tejada]

Interesting to note that according to the Aging Devil, humans turning into trees isn't an ability of his but a natural process occuring when they live long enough to see their thoughts reaching some kind of culmination.

Which means those trees are basically a physical manifestation of our thoughts.

So going with that, does anyone else think it makes perfect sense that the Chainsaw Devil, whose gimmick rely on the tool most commonly associated to cutting trees... can actually cut thoughts and concepts out of people's minds ?

[bunkerjking]

[selfish-wanderer]

It's always about desire.

When a human wants something, there's little that they won't do to get it. This old guy is the person controlling the people controlling Japan, yet they know they can't even look at a Primal Devil in the eyes, much less ask why he'd use their boss as a chair. Whereas most people asked Denji why he'd let let others sit on him for so little.

Difference is, this guy is really powerful in society, whereas Denji has little to no knowledge of the world and is trying to get money in ways that he understands. But make no mistake, they're the same. They're both doing away with their pride for their objective. It's just that this old guy has a really selfish wish. Just like the realization that Denji had in the very first chapter "everyone has dreams".

[sugar-grigri]

Is it really the same thing ?

Does Denji sleep for the same reasons?

What does not being hungry imply ?

Nobel Peace Prize. Useless war.

Harmful carnal love, kind platonic love.

But a response to the same concern.

Killing others to keep madness away, keeping away from others to kill madness

Growing up - Control

Going out while being eaten, going in while wanting to eat

What will Adam and Eve do in this demon-free world ?

82 years old = Young ? Old ?

Chapter 82 vs this human

What human? THAT human

WHERE

ARE

THE BIRDS ?

See you tomorrow.

[jaruis]

Standing here

[twinklerei]

I think we can all agree that Pochita isnt actually the chainsaw devil and he is the fear of something bigger

So:

Pochita is a primal fear, but not an obvious one like pain or mutilation.

Pochita is the fear of being forgotten. The overwhelming thought that your existence, your entire being, doesn’t matter.

Now yes, I agree that doesn’t seem like something every human would be afraid of on instinct. and you’re right, it isn’t something you’re born being afraid of.

But Devils are different from humans. Their entire being is dependent upon being remembered and feared, making the thought of being forgotten something they fear more than anything. The thought of being powerless would drive any Devil mad. Which is where Pochita comes in.

While humans would instinctively fear the dark or falling or fire or loads of other things, demons would instinctively fear the only thing that would be permanent to them, being forgotten and without power.

This would also explain his willingness to save anyone who asks for it, he’s protecting the people who’ve been forgotten about like denji. It also goes without saying why this ties into his ability to erase the name and existence of anything he consumes since he’s making the world forget them.

Overall I think this is a really good reason why Pochita is so powerful when chainsaw’s aren’t a universal fear. Every Devil knows and remembers the rev of his chainsaw as he’s a primal fear for devils, while humans don’t recognize him and misname him, as he’s not a fear ingrained into their subconscious like to devils.

The other Theorie besides this that I like its that he is the love devil, the fear of love, because devils are born from fear and hate and he erases them with love but I cant really think of other reasons so I think I will go with fear of being lonely/forgotten.

[eightspringdays]

love how these powerful devils are a lil cunty. do you think they have diva-offs in hell?

[shysheeperz]

[wahroh]

It also helps gas mileage.

[noven-warsh]

Hear me out, Future and Aging devil Yaoi...

[i-clandestine]

CSM SPOILERS

wait i just realized, how did this panel happen? aging specifically stated he cant turn ppl into trees, and that it was just a natural end event of a human living too long. sooo why did pochita get turned into a tree?????

[sheev66]

The wisdom of the aging devil

Funny that Aging Devil punishes humans with an ironic twist. People are afraid of getting older, time passing, lines appearing in their face? Aging Devil says "ok, how about you stay the same way forever instead, is that better?". Maybe this is because they themselves have come to understand that aging is the lesser evil. They have existed as unchanging, un-aging Devil but they don't want to do it anymore. Life can change for a human, but life for a devil is an unbreakable, eternal loop.

I think that Aging Devil believes that humans are ultimately mistaken to fear them and their punishment is a harsh lesson as to why.