#mha 287

[thequietmanno1]

Thelreads, MHA 287, Replies Part 2

1) “Yeah! The broccoli boy is the chosen one, he shall guide this quirk forward! Begone, foul demon of the potato fields, begone!”- The fact that AFO’s possession of others through his vestige is treated akin to an actual demon’s, if even more invasive and defiling, says a lot about him.

2) “Yeah Shigaraki, I mean, there’s only two of you, and there’s like, 9 of them on the other side, of course they would be winning this battle of wills. Be grateful they don’t obliterate yo asses out of here”- Tomura doesn’t actually give a crap about stealing OFA himself either, but he’s annoyed that the power can seriously resist his own overwhelming might and the destruction he unleashes with it, so that motivates him to oppose them regardless. 3) “You really gonna try this angle AfO? For real? Even though you know you can’t measure up to their will?

They might have not been stronger than you in the real world, but it comes to willpower, you don’t stand a chance, it’s like a gust of wind against a tornado. This is futile, even Shigaraki cannot help you in this.”- It’s a match-up of quality over quantity actually. Tomura and AFO are outnumbered by the other vestiges, sure, but Tomura’s hatred and ever-present rage against the world entre was groomed by AFO to be as mindless and primal as possible, in order to overcome their numbers. Individually, he can overpower each one of them, and this is only after having just awakened. Given enough time, he could further refine it, now he has experience of the vestige realm, to seriously threaten to take OFA in one go, regardless of what resistance they put up. MHA as a series has always been about emotional highs, invoking that “hell yes” feeling when the heroes pull through despite the odds, bringing you to the peak of emotion in the process. It’s therefore appropriate that AFO's plan incorporates this fact, and best to think of Tomura’s hatred this way: He’s always peaking his hatred 24/7. Even if the other vestiges can resist for a bit, eventually, they will weaken, because Tomura just keeps going and going without letting anything stop him, and that near-force of nature isn’t something a human can resist forever.

4) “OH MY FUCKINGG GOD SHIGARAKI HE LITERALLY JUST SAID HE WAS THE ONE THAT KILLED YOUR GRANDMA HOW ARE YOU NOT CONNECTING THE DOTS ABOUT WHO’S TO BLAME HERE”- Well, he still blames everybody for his issues, so it’s all the same to him. Again, for all that Tomura could be redeemed, he does everything he can to choose not to, because he’s convinced himself he’s better off as a villainous monster, no matter how unhappy it makes him deep down inside. 5) “AfO how dare you speak like that about your own son?! Shame on you, it’s a good thing you don’t have eyes otherwise you’d see how disappointed he is right now”- Izuku started off his journey as a hero with his major antagonist being his childhood bully Bakugo. Appropriately enough, the major villainous threat he faces at the end of his journey, the one his power was cultivated to defeat, is himself just a massive bully as well, and is all the more devastating an opponent for Izuku because of his past experience with it. Izuku’s self-confidence and belief that he’s “worthless” without the powers bestowed upon him have always been a major weak point in his psyche, and AFO is capable of exploiting that weakness with only a few choice sentences. 6) “AND WE’RE BACK IN THE REAL WORLD IT SEEMS

AND READY FOR ROUND TWO I SUPPOSE”- Well, that depends on who you’re referring to. Because I don’t think Tomura’s in any fit state to pilot that engine of destruction he calls a body, but somebody else seems more than willing to jump in… 7) “Oh right, here comes the rest of the circus, with definitely-not-a-todoroki preparing to throw hands against his fam again. Good lord.”- Given how unexpected Machia’s appearance will be for those fighting at the hospital, I appreciate them building up his arrival so much, given it;d be a massive diablos Ex Machina for him to burst in just as they’re on their last legs agasitn Tomura already. 8) “Oh yeah, that’s definitely the face of someone who just lost someone close to him less than half an hour ago”- Dabi’s the kind of guy to always look on the bright side of life. Twice is dead, but otherwise, things are progressing smoothly, so may as well smile so the enemy doesn’t have the satisfaction of knowing you’re upset!....if he is actually upset. Again, hard to tell, he keeps his cards so close to the chest. (MHA ch 271) 9) “…

I don`t know why, but I don`t like the sound of that.”- He’s got a plan, and he’s not gonna share it with anybody, so nobody will be able to stop him…. 10) "Toga is still… thoughtful…

Seems like she’s also keeping some distance from Dabi, but more than that, she’s looking for someone, and we know who. Midoriya is there, and so is Uraraka. She is wondering where both of them are, we know that she is."- Compress is, as ever, noteful of his allies’ true thoughts and feelings and doing what he can to make sure that they’re all together in this evendour, despite his own comparative lack of power in a fight, just like a good supporter should. I actually find it interesting that he phrases the question to Toga in such a way that he’s giving her the option to stay out of the battle if she really doesn’t want to hurt the enemy, even after all the sacrifices their side has taken. It’s more care and consideration for her loss than Dabi’s showing.

11) “We can make an argument about how Hawks had to kill Twice, otherwise countless other people would die instead, about how he was not happy with what he had done, and even about how Dabi has as much guilt as Hawks does about what happen, but that does not change what happens for Toga.

The heroes are there, and they won’t save her, they will just kill her if they deem that is necessary.”- It was one thing for the world to reject her and the way she naturally is. It’s another to realise that it might be ok with killing her if it’d be easier than treating her as a human being, especially in an ongoing warzone. To her, the idea of heroes is a oppressive force that enforces judgement and condemnation, and now arbitrary execution on her friends and allies. She knows on some level that this is part of society’s system, but she wants to meet Izuku and Uraraka, the two she knows personally amongst the “enemy” to get their perspective on events and her specifically. Is she a victim to them? Or a monster to be put down?

12) “And thus, she want answers from the two heroes who she actually trust. She wants to know what they would’ve done, if they were the ones that were there, besides Twice

Would them see him as a person or as villain? They didn’t know what he went through, the pain he felt, would the choices he had to do to survive in this cruel world even matter for them? If it came to this, would them kill him as well?”- Honestly, the outcome would have indeed been different if it was anybody other than Hawks facing Twice – both in the good and bad sense. Hawks did the best he could to respect twice as a person, but it just wasn't enough, and he didn’t have the power to stop the parade any other way in the end. Izuku might have been strong enough to smash all the clones in an instant, and if Uraraka had used anti-gravity on twice, she could have yeeted him a safe distance, but that still might not have stopped the parade from happening. In the end, the fact we don’t know if there was a better way to resolve it puts us in the same boat as Toga and the heroes.

13) “We know the answers, we know where their hearts are, but Toga has been so shaken about this whole situation that she doesn’t know what to believe anymore

Her faith is being tested, she needs the answers to see if there are heroes and villains, or if this is just a lie to justify this madness”- At this point, it’s neither heroes or villains fighting straight out of a comic book, it’s just people on opposite sides coming into bloody, painful conflict with no way to stop it. @thelreads

[myheroblogs]

The Kindest Power: How Midoriya might save Tenko

Originally, this post was supposed to be a response to another post about 411 (Yes, I'm late), about why Yoichi might be oddly calm when Shinomori was stolen. This post itself was also going to be more of a continuation of my previous post about the true nature of One For All and All For One.

But while thinking of this post, I may have went into a deep rabbit hole and uncovered the ending of My Hero Academia, how Midoriya might save Tenko and defeat All For One.

Okay, so buckle your seatbelts, this might be one of the craziest theories yet-

The other post by @shiroforest in which this post was going to be a response to was actually more of a DFO post. The usual, Yoichi hiding a secret that Midoriya has AFO or something.

I'd like to say that they may have been right. Well, half right. Midoriya DOES have All For One. Not in the way you might think.

One For All IS the same as All For One. I made this post all about this subject, that Yoichi and AFO were most likely identical twins, and since quirks are genetic, they were supposed to have the same quirk. But due to TTTS, Yoichi's quirk couldnt develop properly, thus manifesting differently from All For One

ThIs seems to have aged really well in the following chapter:

Essentially, Yoichi's quirk was just a half-baked version of All For One. It also explains why it was able to merge easily with an entirely different quirk (Stockpile). Since Yoichi's quirk was half-baked and incomplete, it was much easier for it to adapt and merge into another quirk entirely (If Yoichi's quirk was fully formed, it would've stayed seperate)

Okay, so OFA was AFO but incomplete. How does this factor in with that panel of Yoichi, or MHA's endgame?

Well, it was incomplete.

This started changing 200 chapters ago. Where, according to Banjo, it started growing. The metaphor used is very interesting now we know OFA's circumstances.

Apparently in the original Japanese text, the metaphor used is just like an unborn child, growing and kicking in the womb.

And we know that OFA was underdeveloped because Yoichi was deprived of the nutrients to fully mature before birth.

OFA, from the beginning of Ch 193, has actually resumed its development process. Finishing off where it left off, and started growing as it matured.

The time it made contact with All For One in ch 287 must've quickened the process. After that event, the OFA Users managed to finally come out and communicate with Midoriya directly.

Remember what I said about how OFA was supposed to be the same as AFO, just halted during the development process?

Yes, you heard me right.

Midoriya and Shigaraki are fighting with the same quirk right now.

Horikoshi likes to put double meaning in his panels. If a speech bubble is displayed on an unrelated character, that means Horikoshi wants us to see a connection with what's being said to this other character

Yoichi is looking at his hand, which is actually also the exact same hand in which he passed on OFA to Kudo before his death. His power of giving, juxtaposed with the mention of the power of stealing by En.

There is a chance that Yoichi might've been thinking about what to do with the situation, he could be thinking of taking Shinomori back, or just speculating about what he can really do. Either way, it's actually foreshadowing. That Yoichi might be able to take just as much as give.

Perhaps, at this point of the story, One For All is already fully complete. Because Midoriya can now seemingly just throw or give away the quirks stored in OFA the exact same way AFO can give away quirks in his disposal as of the newest chapter, ch 413. Without the old complicated process beforehand of consuming DNA or something. (Watch this age horribly next chapter, but I think that's what will happen)

The only thing that's missing now is the trigger. All thats left is for Midoriya to instinctively think of "taking" to trigger the ability at this point.

But what would trigger Midoriya into taking?

Perhaps, to save a life.

I think it's clear that Horikoshi is currently using quirks as a representation for a person's heart and soul. After all, they are also called "individuality".

Even though AFO uses his power in cruel ways, Yoichi says that the power to "give and take" could have been the "kindest" power in the whole world. He's referring to both here, "taking" can be just as kind as "giving".

Maybe this power can save just as much as destroy.

As of Ch 413, Kudo makes a plan with Midoriya to basically fire OFA's quirks at Shigaraki to free Tenko Shimura, the child.

But what happens when Tenko is free? There is a chance he might be vulnerable to AFO (his abuser) and Tomura Shigaraki (the two are constantly seperated in the narrative)

Both might want to destroy Tenko, especially the former. Midoriya, out of desperation to try and save the crying child, might unlock OFA's "taking" ability, getting the child away from AFO's grasp. This probs has to happen right before Midoriya gets ready to throw One For All.

I think this might also be the part where the door of OFA gets unlocked. It's a back-door, a way in and out. The hand in which Tomura grabbed the Shinomori was OVER where the door is supposed to be.

When Midoriya unlocks the ability to take, the door might be opened in which Midoriya and maybe even Yoichi save Tenko and bring him into the OFA space.

Rather than a forceful "take" like AFO does, it's presented as a choice. Tenko is given the choice in which he can come with Midoriya or stay where he is now. Because saving is a two way street.

Since heart = quirk, having Tenko might also take away Decay, which would also prevent the incoming mass destruction.

(Make this more heartbreaking if Nana was already taken at this point by AFO, and she's the one trying to protect Tenko long enough till Midoriya and Yoichi take him away. They also try to save Nana but are unable to, Nana apologising for not being there for Tenko and asks them to take care of her grandson, argghhh-)

Here's a scenario of how I think it might all go down:

When Tenko is saved, this leaves Midoriya vs AFO and Tomura, desperate to get Decay back and OFA. Midoriya desperately tries to defend Tenko. Tenko, now in the OFA space, sees Midoriya's genuine desire to protect him, something he was desperate wished for.

This eventually fails, and ShigarAFO gets the opportunity to steal OFA and Tenko a few times, perhaps losing the remaining vestiges until only Yoichi and Tenko are left. Finally having enough, Tenko ends up intervening, and decays the hand that was reaching into the OFA space.

Its a perfect callback to the times Midoriya has saved before. Not only does Midoriya save people no matter what, his actions would in turn also inspire others to act too. He saved Eri, and so her power later saved him. He saved Kota, and Kota then used his quirk to protect Midoriya. It's perfect, because Tenko Shimura is the combination of both characters.

Remember how the quirks in OFA were enhanced due to stockpile?

Tenko, while defending Midoriya and OFA, also ends up decaying a portion of AFO's quirks as a result of being enhanced by OFA.

So this leads to Tenko suggesting he goes back in there to destroy AFO and his quirks from within.

Yoichi is unsure at first, since Star also tried the same thing, she eventually got destroyed before she managed to destroy all the other quirks. So the only way for Tenko to be successful is for OFA to go with him, so it could be strong enough to destroy it all at once before Tenko is destroyed.

This could also lead to OFA being destroyed too, Yoichi holding back his brother long enough when only OFA and AFO are what's left to keep him away from Tenko, allowing him to finish it all off once and for all. There's a good chance Tenko won't make it out either. In a sense, Tenko Shimura fulfills his dream that he was denied of all his life and dies a hero.

This is the big moment in which Midoriya has to prove whether he is the same as those in Tenko's family (denying him), or be someone who can finally give him the words that he always yearned for, the validation that "You can be a hero".

Midoriya's final test is letting someone go.

Maybe this isnt just the closure Tenko needs, but for all three of them (Yoichi, Midoriya, Tenko). These three were the ones denied of becoming heroes one way or another, finally being given the chance.

It's a triple sacrifice.

Horikoshi planned this from the start, Ch 193 and onwards were all build up towards this very moment. Bakugo noting that OFA being the same as AFO almost 200 chapters wasn't just some observation or symbolic parallel, it was set up. Because the two are one and the same, and it's the very key to Midoriya's goal in saving Tenko Shimura.

I know, some might not agree, it might even be controversial because of how similar this is to AFO, but I'd like to say that it might not be like that.

A big theme in MHA is how one's quirk, personality, or nature isn't all that makes a person a villain or a hero, it's also the nurture and how they use it. A power used for "destruction" can also be used for "salvation". The power that can be used in the most cruellest ways can also be the kindest. This applies to both All For One (in the form of One For All) and Tenko's decay.

I don't know, what do you think? Crazy? I would agree that Horikoshi is crazy if this happens to be accurate-

[sora-art-513]

A fanart of Mha season 5 of episode 21, it’s been so long since I have drawn Uraraka with Toga again🥰(or any of the mha characters, So sorry). I love the episode 21 and Toga’s Backstory as well😆 and this is also a spoiler from chapter 287-288🤔✨

[mcfanely]

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#5

Kamino's Ward by tunafishprincess

Izuku Midoriya worked hard to become a symbol of hope for the Quirk users of his time, fighting against a government that saw his family as little more than criminals.

Now, he awakens to a time not his own, a dazed and confused 15-year-old boy in a world that no longer needs him.

All Might knew he needed to find a successor. He just wasn’t expecting said successor to bang him in the head with a shield that belonged in their world’s history museum.

All for One just wants his son back.

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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

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Vault Time

Uncle Yoichi and his nephews (Izuku and/or Tomura)

Time-Travel

One for All is a spooky haunted quirk, and people at U.A. notice

Fantasy or Sci-Fi AU

Evil or morally gray Yoichi

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All for One gets a taste of his own medicine (reverse vaulting)

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"I have no mouth, but I must scream."

Interactions between Yoichi and the other vestiges

Role Reversal

First Day Free from the Vault

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In a Yoichi mood

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#2

The Prince's Throne, Born from Evil: A DfO Anthology Cover Pitch 01

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Jearts, am I right?

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[uozlulu]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Saw this going around and thought I'd do this. I'm uozlulu on AO3

How many works do you have on ao3?

149 (not counting orphaned works)

What’s your total ao3 word count?

745,334 words

What fandoms do you write for?

I have written for 40 fandoms. I'll spare our dashboards the list, but you can find the list on my AO3 link at the top of this post.

Top 5 fics by kudos

Our Soulmate Academia - BnHA/MHA - TodoBaku soulmate AU - 366 kudos

Pain - Banana Fish (manga) - Eiji finds a plane ticket Ibe gave Ash to give to Eiji - 287 kudos

Crush - Teen Wolf (MTV)/Supernatural - Stiles has a one-sided crush on Dean - 261 kudos

A Gift - MCU!Avengers/Daredevil (Netflix) - Matt and Clint run into each other at a Claire's store - 222 kudos

Names and Promises - Black Clover - Asta & Yuno soulmate AU where they're platonic soulmates with the first thing they said to each other written on their bodies - 210 kudos

Do you respond to comments?

I always respond to comments. It seems polite. It's also a habit from posting my fics on message boards back in the day.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

In the Pasture of a Vale - Five years after the end of season five of Supernatural, Dean comes across Ben and Adam who have also become hunters (I wrote this back in 2010)

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I think the majority of my fics skew towards the happy side though most I think are a mix. So I'll link the most recent one with a definitively happy ending.

The Mystery in the Fog - ACD!Sherlock Holmes - Unbeknownst to each other, Holmes and Watson belong to the same underground club. They find out at a wedding for a couple of fellow club members in 1902.

Do you get hate on fics?

I do occasionally. The worst one was a flame on an SPN fic that graphically detailed what would happen to me when I went to hell for my fic (It was an AU exploring who Castiel's vessel could be that I wrote while catching up on SPN not knowing the Jimmy episode happened).

Do you write smut?

It's not my fave but I do it when the story warrants it. So far I only have two fics on AO3 that deal explicitly with sex.

Swallow My Fang at Night Island - IwtV (AMC) - Devil's Minion human AU set in the year 2000.

Best Laid Plans - Banana Fish (manga) - Ash goes to Japan at the end of the manga AU

Craziest crossover

My TayNick character crossover New Information. Also my only crossover so far, but that’s a side note.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I have 15 crossovers but I think the fandoms I put together make sense together

Have you ever had a fic translated?

I've given permission for it but never heard back from anyone about it.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

My brother and I wrote several together that have been lost to time and space

All time favourite ship?

Probably Kagome/Inuyasha but the evidence of this has been lost to time and space

What’s a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

I really wish I had it in me to write that BnHA/MHA fic that's basically Tenchi in Love, but it's Aizawa and Class A going to the past to save All Might

What are your writing strengths?

According to compliments in reviews, fight scenes and fight sequences.

What are your writing weaknesses?

Spelling. Thank goodness for Word.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

I don't mind it, but it depends on how it's executed.

First fandom you wrote in?

Technically fairytales/fables but in terms of publishing it, then Gundam Wing.

Favourite fic you’ve written?

The Land Across the Sea - Black Clover/Boruto - Boruto gets taken to Clover by a tsunami and meets up with the Black Bulls and Golden Dawn recovering from the Spade Arc. Portions of both squads get to escort Boruto back to the Land of Fire, which is where Yami comes from. (This was written before the Spade Arc ended in Black Clover).

[ao3feed-todoiideku-deactivated]

A good boys gide to Murder(MHA\BNHA\まー\バニャ)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/9ufXp1g

by Mossy_kia096

Five years ago, Tsubasa, a boy in Musutafu, japan, was murdered by his granfather, but the body was never found. izuku suspects it wasn't an open and shut case, and chooses to make a study of it for his final year project at middle school.

Words: 287, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series - Holly Jackson

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Midoriya Izuku, Todoroki Shouto, Iida Tenya, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Akaguro Chizome | Stain

Relationships: Iida Tenya/Todoroki Shouto, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Midoriya Izuku, Iida Tenya & Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Shouto, Akaguro Chizome | Stain/Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou, Midoriya Inko/Sensei | All For One

Additional Tags: No quirk au, podcast au, Tsubasa is dead AU(maybe canon), The dr from ep.1 is the one who is working for AFO AU, dad for one, Crossover, Dekusquad (My Hero Academia), Parental Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Parental Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead | Dadzawa

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/9ufXp1g

[ao3feed-bnha-rarepair]

A Good Boys Gide to Murder(MHA\BNHA\まー\バニャ)

A good boys gide to Murder(MHA\BNHA\まー\バニャ) by Mossy kia096

Five years ago, Tsubasa, a boy in Musutafu, japan, was murdered by his granfather, but the body was never found. izuku suspects it wasn't an open and shut case, and chooses to make a study of it for his final year project at middle school.

Words: 287, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series - Holly Jackson

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Midoriya Izuku, Todoroki Shouto, Iida Tenya, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Akaguro Chizome | Stain

Relationships: Iida Tenya/Todoroki Shouto, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Midoriya Izuku, Iida Tenya & Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Shouto, Akaguro Chizome | Stain/Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou, Midoriya Inko/Sensei | All For One

Additional Tags: No quirk au, podcast au, Tsubasa is dead AU(maybe canon), The dr from ep.1 is the one who is working for AFO AU, dad for one, Crossover, Dekusquad, Parental Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Parental Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead | Dadzawa

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45594922

[kanmex]

HOLY SHI-

He's hot

DAMNNN

[trash-and-only-mha-trash]

YOOOO ARE WE GETTING TOGA VS URARAKA REMATCH I TOLD YOU I FUCKING CALLED IT

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Thelreads, MHA 287, Replies Part 1

1) “Alright, no excuses today, we have an objective, and by god, are we gonna see it through. It’s time for our liveblog of course, time to get some answers after… that last chapter… jesus there’s a lot that we need to know, and I’m afraid of the possibility of not getting to know it. “- To be fair, not even AFO truly seems to get the full logistics of this weird inner world, despite all the years alive he’s spent studying it and its effects. His dialogue indicates a lot of guesswork and speculation about why things happen they way they do inside the place, and it’s implied a good deal of his partnership with Garaki is born from his need for a mad scientist to try and help dissect this semi-magical effect. He’s got a lot more insight than Izuku and the rest, who only recently developed this ability, but at the same time, not even he truly knows if this is something unique to their Quirks in particular, or if their shared ability uniquely allows them to interact with this aspect of Quirks. That said, his understanding is more than sufficient to proceed with his plan… 2) “YEAH EXACTLY WHERE WE LAST LEFT

GHOST NANA READY TO THROW HANDS WITH AFO, WHILE MIDORIYA AND SHIGARAKI JUST WATCH

THIS IS GONNA BE BRUTAL, I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT”- Well, more like “Throwing Feelings”, but yeah. Physical attacks don’t exactly compute well in a world of souls, but attacks made of pure emotion are a different matter. The more potent the emotion, the more powerful the attack…. 3) “Now I do wonder where all that wind is coming from, Midoriya did you forgot a window open in your soul or something”- AFO the Quirk and the person is a metaphorical black hole, sucking in everything towards it to be consumed and assimilated. Even if he wasn’t mid-absorption attempt on Izuku’s body outside, I’m pretty sure the all-consuming darkness would be a prevalent theme throughout AFO’s own mental world. 4) “Oh ho ho, here we go… And I always am baffled by the idea that Shigaraki really just doesn’t give a shit that everything that bad that happened to his family can be traced back to the fact AfO killed his grandmother.

…

I once again can’t remember if he does know about that fact or not. Well I suppose that if he doesn’t, he’s about to find out.”-  Tomura knows for sure, but by this point, as much as he’s “evolved” into a being of higher power, he’s mentally “devolved” as well – his mentality becoming reduced and focused on his simplest and purest desire, focused only upon that and blotting out any excess thoughts or feelings that might distract him from it. To this end, even knowing the truth of his family’s past tragedy doesn’t change a thing- he’s still so focused on his pain and hate as fuel to destroy and make himself feel better in the now that his attitude towards her doesn’t change- or his attitude towards AFO for that matter. They’re both on the shit list, alongside the rest of existence besides the League and his followers. It’s a catch 22 situation, wherein even if some part of him is sympathetic and should be redeemed, the rest of him has been so groomed into a monster of pure destructive Id that he dismisses this and any attempts to potentially emphasise with him as unwanted pity, being little less than a purified ball of emotional destruction….because AO always planned on his mind being the one in the pilot’s seat guiding that emotion.   5) “Oh sorry potatoman I interrupted your explanation, please enlighten us in the ways of quirk science and how you’re a soul stealer”- AFO consumes everything about a person when he steal their Quirk. Their hopes, their dreams, their futures, and now, he even steals a piece of their soul. Combined with the fact he somehow survived being dead and all the framing of him being this thing that’s leeching off Tomura and literally consuming him, can we even say that AFO counts as a human anymore? Or has his endless parasitism of others devolved him into something less than humanity, as much as it feeds off it to survive? 6) “okay so it is kinda like that, but I was wrong in calling it a piece of their soul. It’s more like it’s a copy of their entire soul, stored into their DNA.”- “Quirk” was actually a lucky translation by the English translators. The original Japanese uses the term “Individuality”, and here we see that one;s Quirk literally becomes a reflection of the wielder, shaped by their individuality into a copy of themselves. 7) “HOLY SHIT YEAH EXACTLY THAT

HE REMEMBER IT

OH MY GOD

HERE WE GO, TIME FOR THE HEEL-FACE TURN TO GET ITS FIRST SPARK”- Yeeeeah…..nope, sorry. Horikoshi putting the nail In that coffin. It’ll take more than realising that his Grandma was technically trying to save her family from his master’s manipulations to convince Tomura to stop being a villain. As much as it would be nice to see good wining out over evil, Tomura’s a fascinating example of how far you can take a person before they reach the point of becoming truly irredeemable, like AFO. He’s not as bad as his master, but at the same time, he has no intentions of choosing a different path now, because that would just invalidate all that he and his allies have been through. 8) “There’s that thing I also talked about their quirks being similar, but in opposite directions. AfO steal people’s souls and drag them to do his bidding, OfA invites them to join him in their journey.”- AFO is parasitic. OFA is symbiotic, and thus, once true cooperation is achieved, stronger than even AFO’s monopolisation of unwilling accumulated powers. 9) “Well, we would, but unfortunately you never seem to shut up. God, someone there likes the sound of their own voice.”- The one true power of AFO’s that actually seems to be his own and not stolen from another is the ability to trash-talk his opponents to the breaking point, no matter what the circumstances or who they are. He’s a fun character to read, because every word out of his mouth builds the urge to punch him in the face more. 10) “Yeah okay it seems like he hasn’t connected the dots. Give him some time, hopefully he’ll realize it.”- Oh, he connected all the dots. It’s just, he doesn’t care. To him, the past means nothing anymore, only the future, and the future is nothing but destruction that will be delivered unto everybody for the suffering he’s endured in the past. It’s contradictory, but Tomura is now a walking contradiction, a boy who both does and does not want to be saved from his torment. 11) “AND SO THE BATTLE IN THE MINDSCAPE BEGINS IT SEEMS

I DO HOPE THIS IS NOT LIKE, LITERALLY INSIDE MIDORIYA’S SOUL, OTHERWISE A GOOD CHUNK OF IT IS ABOUT TO TURN INTO DUST”- This raises the disturbing question of what would happen to Izuku if they actually succeeded in absorbing OFA. AFO just wants the part of the Quirk that houses his brother, so would Izuku’s very soul be destroyed as collateral when it was sucked in?

12) “Yeah Midoriya, it sure is. Hopefully you didn’t need that part right there of your soul, where you stored your memories of your father. They aren’t that useful after all.”- It’s fine, OFA has 9 different people’s worth of soul RAM space to work with, it can afford to lose a little in this clash. 13) “OH HOLY SHIT, SHIGARAKI IS STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERPOWER MIDORIYA’S WILL AND DAMAGE THIS MINDREALM 

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT MEANS THAT HE COULD THEORETICALLY STEAL THIS QUIRK, BECAUSE BEING HONEST, HE SEEMS OP ENOUGH TO DO IT”- And so the scope of AFO’s plans becomes clear. Manipulate Tomura into becoming nothing less than a near-mindless, relentlessly-driven container of pure hatred, tricking him into accepting his Quirk and the dangerous surgeries needed to fully contain its immense powers all at once immediately, whilst neglecting to tell him that his own will and individuality will be carried along with said Quirk, and can then jump in once Tomura’s done all the hard work to reap the benefits, especially including the strength needed to steal OFA at last. Tomura’s not his successor, he’s his Vessel. (MHA ch 274) 14) “Oh no, seems like there`s someone else sitting in the co-pilot seat, and he seems to be set in a single purpose… Which is a bit weird, because AfO know that he can`t steal OfA”- As it turns out, He can’t. But Tomura, on the other hand, now he’s an entirely different matter… (MHA ch 274) 15) “Okaaaay… You know, I just realized something. We already saw that pulsating thought inside of Shigaraki once before”- The words of AFO’s commands that Tomura is being compelled to follow, sitting in the centre of his bubbling hatred for everything, like a twisted parasite that’s monopolising it for its own gain. AFO needs Tomura’s hatred to succeed in his goals, and this panel now shows how he’s taken root within his very soul – All According to Plan. (MHA ch 275) 16) “Bait boy and his sidekick, explosi-boom-man, are on the scene again, trying to lure The Walking Death himself away from the civilians, and as we know, the plan is going to work, which means we`ll reduce the number of victims from a few hundreds to just a few kids.”- AFO’s utter obsession with OFA is so much, that he actually winds up helping the heroes here. He induces Tomura to steal it before anything else, even killing the heroes attacking him, and that in turn allows Tomura’s rampage to be corralled and somewhat predictable, unlike the omnipresent force of destruction he wants to be. (MHA ch 276) 17) “Well, I mean, he can`t, we know that much. The only way he could ever get it was if Midoriya gave it to him, and I don`t know if he can handle the kickback from it all, even with his upgrades.”-Turns out that was a supposition based on the ability to resist AFO’s willpower that drives the absorption. OFA’s main power is that it gives the unique ability to resist the absorption, but that’s based on being able to utilise your own willpower as a foundation to prevent the Quirk being stolen. Theoretically, if other Quirks had the same trait, they could likewise resist it too. AFO’s counter to this is simply applying the same tactic in reverse, using a strong will to increase his absorption and overcome their resistance when he himself can’t do it alone… albeit, the method he chose is a fittingly twisted variant on getting Tomura’s “aid” in stealing OFA. (MHA ch 277) 18) “Okay Shigaraki, but then what?

You have AfO in there, you should know that his quirk cannot be stolen, and I really doubt you can convince him to give him to you

It would be easier to just kill him and eliminate the one thing that can oppose you, because other than that, grabbing him won’t accomplish much”-  Thing is, Tomura totally agrees with you. That isn’t his dialogue that’s being spoken, it’s AFO’s thoughts bleeding into his head, his desire for OFA overriding Tomura’s attempts to focus on the fight and just kill everybody, including Izuku. If Tomura had a say in thing, he would just kill Izuku here and now, but his master doesn’t want that. He wants OFA first and foremost, no compromises, even at the expense of pragmatically killing his most dangerous adversary.

(MHA ch 277)

19) “Yeah, but again, how are you planning that?

I think you misread the title of the chapter Shigaraki, we’re supposed to be dealing with the who, not the how”-  Ironically, the “how” is answered by the “who”. AFO could never steal OFA, that was a given, but Tomura’s an entirely unknown variable in the decades-long power struggle, one strong enough to tip the balance in AFO’s favour all on his own, even matched against the willpower of 9 other holders at once.

(MHA ch 285) 20) “I think you mean the other way around Bakugo, Shigaraki can’t still his quirk if he is turned to dust, he needs to do that after stealing it, and even though I was painfully reminded of the fact I completely misinterpreted it, I still believe that AfO can’t steal OfA.”- Well, that’s only half true, as it turns out. AFO the person can’t steal OFA, but with Tomura as a living hate battery, that defence is no longer an option against AFO the Quirk. Tomura’s been moulded for this purpose since he first met AFO, and as we see here, it wasn’t a wasted effort.

21) “Oh ho ho, there he is, the first one, the founder.

And as usual, remarkably similar to Shigaraki in looks.”- So, to clarify, AFO’s plan to defeat OFA boils down to grooming Tomura into becoming both hateful enough to steal the Quirk whilst also being moulded in his brother’s image, intending to body-jack him at the same time he’s stealing the Quirk with the attached piece of his brother’s soul, effectively becoming his brother in body and soul together in order to “make him his”….I might be wrong, but I’m getting the sneaking suspicion that AFO has some severe attachment issues. @thelreads

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Poor Izuku out there living everyone's worst nightmare, showing up to the big important mindscape battle without any clothes on

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SPOILERS BELOW! Chapter 287!

I have no idea what's going on but I'm loving it

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Hmmm

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bro the first looks BABY he looks so young.......

AND AFO U CREEPY FUCK FUCK OFF

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