#hori really said bakugou whump hurt no comfort

[mettywiththenotes]

Thinking about this

Because remember the last time Bakugou got seriously injured? Izuku went berserk

And attacked Tomura/AFO

And, specifically, we have these panels together

Now, I’ve theorized before (more like briefly mentioned but hush) about what Tomura saw before he was taken over. Does he actually remember seeing Izuku like this? I wasn’t sure at first because of all the damage Tomura had taken and the literal crack down his face (if I had all that happen to me, I’d totally be out of it), but no, I think he did see Izuku here (with his one good regenerated eye) and he remembers him like this

So back to 359

Bakugou is someone TomurAFO knows Izuku cares a lot about, so much so that he’ll lose it in the middle of a war and go feral over him. And I think he’s going to use that

I think, maybe, he’s either going to take Bakugou hostage as he is or torture Bakugou more than he already has (by beating him around the battlefield, playing with him basically) but keep him alive enough so, when Izuku finally gets there, he’ll see the beaten state Bakugou is in and go berserk again

Question is though, why does TomurAFO want Izuku to lose it again? I mean, he was frightening enough when he was fighting Tomura, so why would they want to bring Berserk Izuku back?

I think it’s because Izuku is reckless when he’s like that. And we know this already, that Izuku simply doesn’t think when he’s that angry. He just throws himself into the fight and releases all his anger at what has happened, and Izuku reacting to Bakugou being stabbed was the most Angry And Reckless Izuku has ever been in that state

So when he’s like that, he doesn’t think clearly, he just acts

Now, what happened last time when Izuku was like this? He got angry over Bakugou, bit through the tendrils, got close to Tomura/AFO and...

Was touched

It’s a good thing Izuku and Tomura entered the Void in this moment, because we all know that if they hadn’t, Izuku would have either decayed or had his quirk stolen. Or both

Because Izuku was so angry and so reckless, he was so close to losing his quirk and dying

So I think maybe TomurAFO now is trying to repeat what happened in War Arc. Beat up Bakugou, get Izuku to see what they did (mangled arm and all), Izuku goes berserk mode, doesn’t think about what’s happening and... TomurAFO touches him, takes his quirk and kills him. AFO wins

Because Bakugou is Izuku’s weakness. Izuku’s friends in general but Bakugou, ESPECIALLY Bakugou, ignites something in Izuku that TomurAFO can definitely use to his advantage

We’ll have to wait and see what happens next but, so far, I think this might be their plan