#stem update for future reference

[nowtoboldlygo]

i passed fifth grade math <3

i've been abusing the start over feature a bit, especially for the quizzes. but the point isn't to get through the unit, the point is to have excellent foundational skills. so. keeping an eye out on that.

learned a new way to multiply multi-digit numbers, the "grid pattern"

definitely wouldn't have been able to write out a long division problem before this review. standard algorithm whomst?

still doing some multiplication table flashcards, and added in some long division worksheets for more practice problems than khan academy really offers. mathisfun.com offers several levels of difficulty.

[damneddamsy]

FALLING. RATING Explicit (18+ only) PAIRING Joel Miller x BIPOC OFC (Leela) FORMAT & SETTING Joel's POV & Post-TLOU Jackson AU WORD COUNT PER CHAPTER approx. 12,000+

SUMMARY It is said that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. Now, Joel Miller wasn’t looking to be a saint. Trust was a liability. Love, a memory too painful to keep. But if a sinner like him still had some future, and if that future starts with one night—a baby’s relentless cries cracking through his walls and breaking him open—then maybe, just maybe, he hadn’t lost everything yet. Against all instincts, he steps into that big, white house across his street. Nothing drives Joel to linger, but he does. For the baby at first—nascent Maya, with her bright eyes and fistfuls of Joel’s collar. Then, the strange new mother. What begins as an uneasy coexistence grows into something deeper, which neither of them dares name. Haunted by a narrative she never chose, brilliant but reclusive, Leela’s mind runs into the theoretical—proofs, patterns, chasing solutions to an unsolvable equation—while Joel’s hands are scarred by the practical: protecting, killing, enduring. When that peace becomes fleeting, when a fragile hope in the shape of a mathematical discovery begins to bloom, and the world, as always, threatens to take it away, Joel confronts what it means to fall—not just into the impossible, but into love, into hope, into the fragile rhythms of Leela and Maya’s life, and their quiet home that becomes a rare thing in this decaying tomorrow: a reason to stay. This is a story of healing, found family, and the abnormal, slow math of love—how we factor grief, multiply hope, balance the unknowns, it never adds up but somehow makes perfect sense.

INDEX (might be subject to change as the story progresses.)

part i -> EVENT HORIZON

part ii -> MICROFRACTURE

part iii -> FALSE EQUILIBRIUM

part iv -> MINIMUM VIABLE HOPE

part v -> RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHM

part vi -> LIMIT APPROACHES GRACE

part vii -> FREEFALL FUNCTION

part viii -> SOFT INFINITY

part ix -> STITCH THEORY

interlude

part x -> DECOHERENCE

part xi -> ZERO CROSSING

part xii -> THEOREM OF BECOMING -> updated May 3rd!

part xiii -> HEURISTIC BLOOM

epilogue -> THE FINAL THEOREM

FALLING MOODBOARD (a huge bear hug, thank you and shoutout to the incredible @jolapeno !!)

AUTHOR'S NOTE Have loads of fun with this masterlist! took me a while to think up a different way to potray these chapters, I'm so glad it came through so great!

TAGS your (ultimate) fix-it fic, The Dad™️ Joel, softest Joel you've ever seen, he is also an old yearner cuntstruck hardass, Joel being down bad for a teeny baby girl, OFC is arabic, OFC being an academic nerd and STEM girlie, the cutest baby (Maya) ever, baby is an actual character, Miller family dynamics, Tommy-Joel-Ellie hooliganisms, life in Jackson town, Ellie being the generally awesome older sister, neighbours-to-lovers trope, found family, slowburn, a lot of math references, lotsa door metaphors, epistolary interlude.

CONTENT WARNINGS eventual smut (the whole kaboodle), big griefs, depression, unbearable angst, violence, gore, blood, alcoholism, substance abuse, post-natal depression, the pains of motherhood, mentions of rape and suicide, childbirth.

[esthelle-wanders]

Warriors and Artemis: What The Heck Is Going On With Them (a self-appointed analysis)

SO I don’t tend to get too involved with shipping— but during my time in the Linked Universe fandom, I’ve noticed something consistent: while everyone has their own set of headcanons for favorite couples, Hyrule Warriors Zelink is the princess-hero duo with the widest variety of interpretations.

Aside from other factors— like Warriors fans living for angst— I think this stems from the reality that, in the context of Linked Universe specifically, the dynamic between Wars and Artemis is among the Link-Zelda relationships we know the least about.

Hence, in light of the recent holiday, I wanted to take a moment and collect all the clues we’ve gathered for this relationship over time. And, maybe, spark some conversation! (Buckle up and maybe make some hot chocolate, there’s surprisingly a lot to talk about)

[All image credits go to Jojo, with thanks!]

Part 1: Jojo’s Hints

When considering any Link-Zelda dynamic in Linked Universe, the easiest place to begin is Jojo’s response to the “love interest” question…aka, Default Zelink.

Obviously, this response doesn’t define the limits of fandom creativity, or invalidate the thousands of excellent stories we can tell with our own interpretations. It is, however, incredibly helpful as a starting point when we’re trying to puzzle out where Jojo might take a relationship in future updates!

Note: Redacted

[Originally, this next section included my analysis of a Q&A Jojo gifted to the Linked Universe Discord server. It was brought to my attention that this material was not meant to be shared outside the server. Of course, I have removed it. Creator boundaries are very important, and regardless of my intent or awareness, I want to honor that. Thanks to @luna-loveboop for catching this!

For the purposes of this analysis, I’m leaving my conclusions intact, and replacing this specific section with a link to the LU Discord server. If anyone wants to read the evidence there, along with a host of lovely lore tidbits, absolutely check it out!]

Analysis Resumes:

So, here’s what we know:

1. Wars and Artemis are almost certainly romantically involved.

2. It’s more than mutual feelings, but less than an established relationship.

3. It’s been at least SIX years since the end of their adventure.

Obviously, I still have questions. Chief of which is: what does it mean that this is where their relationship stands, when it’s been 6+ years since their mutual adventure?

This sparks a few more questions.

1. If there’s mutual interest, why hasn’t it progressed?

2. Are there obstacles to a definite relationship?

and, of most interest to me:

3. If there’s an obstacle— are either Warriors or Artemis the reason for this?

Conveniently, that part’s next!

Part 2: Warriors and Artemis

A. Warriors’ side

Thus far, Wars has referenced Artemis (directly) exactly once (in “Moving Forward”):

This doesn’t tell us anything about the specifics of their relationship, but it does show that

1. Artemis is a fond subject for Wars: he cares about her.

2. She’s an exception to his hangups with secrecy: he trusts her.

(I considered providing instances of the “Wars and Not Being Told Stuff” saga, but that would 1. take forever and 2. test Tumblr’s image limit. I think we can all agree that this is a trait of his.)

This is a pretty reasonable indicator of how Wars feels about Artemis… for now. He cares about her, and even more notably, he trusts her.

But what about the princess in question?

B. Artemis’ side

As of now, the Zeldas have only come up a handful of times in LU.

Aside from background comics and cameos, references in the main story are largely restricted to Time giving Sky relationship advice in “Miss Her,” Wild addressing his thoughts to Flora at key moments in the aftermath of Twilight’s injury, and Time mentioning Lullaby in “Timeline talk 1.”

And then, of course, there are the Malon chapters.

Romance, as it pertains to the Links, is the subject of conversation at multiple points throughout this “arc”— but for my purposes, the most important stuff is this panel from “The Bet.”

Okay, aside from Wars making political-intrigue fanficcers very happy, this is super informative. A few key takeaways:

1. Wars also assumes Default Zelink.

2. He doesn’t see birth or status as an obstacle to marriage.

3. He’s so confident that he’s willing to bet on it.

(Admittedly, the Chain places a lot of bets— but it’s still worth mentioning that he’d stand his ground on this)

From here, I think we can make three statements and remain well within the realm of probability:

1. Wars thinks very highly of his Zelda.

He sees how much Time loves his wife, and Time’s general self-possession, and assumes it has to be the princess.

2. If there are obstacles to HW Zelink, they probably aren’t external.

Wars treats public support as a given, as long as the involved parties can play the political game.

3. He seems to be speaking from experience.

There’s no signs of frustration, or even a hypothetical here— he’s talking about this like it’s par for the course. Ergo, he probably hasn’t experienced anything that would contradict that assumption.

My conclusion: Artemis isn’t the obstacle. There’s no indication here that Wars’ Zelda is unable or unwilling to make the political arrangements he mentions. In fact, given how unconcerned Wars appears, I’d say it was never a point of contention at all.

That’s as far as I’m willing to go with this panel alone— but if we factor in Zelda’s attitude in Hyrule Warriors proper, I think it’s reasonable to assume that Artemis is open to taking this relationship to the next level.

*inhale*

So. If there’s mutual feelings, and there aren’t any external obstacles, and it’s been 6+ years— why aren’t they a couple?

Part 3: Let’s talk about Wars

Specifically, Wars and his relationship with… relationships. Of the romantic kind.

Since the earliest years of the LU fandom, it’s been fairly well-established that Wars is the resident flirt.

This comes from a few of the side comics, but also from the first-ever Linked Universe post:

Over time, the fandom’s interpretation of these traits seems to have shifted a bit.

Early fanworks tended to depict Warriors as the “Casanova” of the group. More recently (within the last few years), I’ve seen the widespread reading that “women problems” has more to do with Wars’ personal trauma than with a hypothetical reputation as a womanizer.

While these alternate perceptions have a big impact on how we might interpret situations like this—

— surprisingly, it makes very little difference to this self-appointed investigation. Whether he’s a chronic flirt, processing trauma, or both, the fact is that Wars doesn’t seem interested in “settling down” with a definite relationship.

This is clearest, I think, in this panel from “Powerful Ring”:

Warriors is being a tease here, but using the term “shackle” telegraphs a pretty clear opinion. Time even draws a bit of attention to it with his good-natured “aside.” It’s not something you’d say if you were actively looking to get into a long-term, committed relationship.

We’re encroaching on the image limit, but it’s worth noting that Wars’ attitude here contrasts sharply with Sky’s, and even Hyrule’s. Sky is all bashful interest, and Hyrule expresses doubt over his own ability to “settle down” as the Hero. Meanwhile Warriors, who sits between them on the Zelink romance scale, projects pointed, if very light-hearted, distaste (or at least disinterest).

So here’s Warriors’ side, updated:

1. Warriors cares about Artemis, a lot.

2. He also trusts her, a lot.

3. For whatever reason, he doesn’t want to be in an official relationship with her.

Part 4: Conclusion

Okay! Time for the TLDR:

1. Wars and Artemis are almost certainly romantically involved.

2. It’s more than mutual feelings, but less than an established relationship.

3. It’s been at least SIX years since the end of their adventure.

and, finally,

4. Wars himself is the obstacle to taking the relationship further.

Annnnd that’s as far as I can go, without veering off the tracks into headcanon territory.

Of course, while I tried to be as neutral and “canonical” as possible, at the end of the day, this is just speculation! And Esthelle amusing herself tracking down hyper-specific panels in Linked Universe like it’s an Important Assignment and not an Excuse To Read The Comic Again.

Whatever it turns out to look like, there’s so much potential in the Wars-Artemis dynamic! They’re interesting, and we should talk about them more— even if I didn’t plan to write quite this much about them in one post. I can’t wait to see what Jojo has planned.

Thanks for reading if you made it this far! If you have additions, corrections, theories, or general thoughts, I’d love to read them.

[bnhaobservation]

THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN BNHA - PART 1 (CANON TERMINOLOGY, REAL LIFE JAPANESE INSTITUTIONS, CHAP. 1 TO 97)

So this has started as a research to check which were the relations between Heroes, police and Hero commission. It expanded into a monster research for every scene in which the police or the HPSC appeared, as well as laws and regulations which were mentioned and how the justice system deals with Villains.

A lot of discussion ends up stemming in the fandom over such topics, especially when Japanese rules do not match with other countries rules and fancanon based on other countries rules spreads a lot so this research was meant to clear up some things.

Now, how all is this organized?

A first part is about canon terminology and info about things created specifically for BNHA which more or less affect the justice system in the story. You probably know them all already, or most of them, but let’s just play safe.

We’ve then real life terminology and info about real institutions in Japan that should exist in BNHA as well, as they likely were kept more or less the same.

Finally, for each arc we’ve what the chapters tells us about the police, about the law, about the prisons, about the Hero Public Safety Commission and, at the end, more cultural info, usually about how the real life Japanese justice system would apply to that arc or related to it. Note that they will include also things that aren’t tackled by the police through the story because in Japan they’re not a crime but can be a crime in other countries, so that you’ll know why the justice system ignored them in the story.

It’s also worth to mention I’ll try to focus on things as they were when BNHA started/was ongoing.

That’s because through the printing of BNHA things changed and are still changing but Horikoshi couldn’t know about future changed when he started writing his story and might not have updated it to adapt to the changes.

You might wonder ‘what about the Heroes?’

As the above parts also analyze the relationship of the Heroes with the police, with the law, with the prisons, with the HPSC, you’ll still find info about them… it’s just they’re split. I didn’t feel like giving the Heroes a chapter because it would often have meant to repeat the info given in the other sections.

Something else worth to note is that I do know that the characters’ opinions and actions are, in theory, peculiar of the characters, but as the police and the HPSC are seriously underrepresented, I’ll handle the opinions of characters members of those organizations as if they were the opinions of the ‘everyman member of the organization’ unless the story specify things differently.

Also, this will be split in parts because it’s huge.

CANON TERMINOLOGY AND INFO ABOUT THINGS CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR BNHA

The following info are about terms generally used in the story to refer to fictional things that are the norm in the story but don’t exist in the real world.

Superpowers: around 140 years ago people started having them. At the very beginning they were called ‘chōjō’ (超常 “paranormal abilities” lit. “transcend normal”) but then, when discrimination started, they were soon named ‘Inō’ (異能 “meta” lit. “uncommon ability”). As the government struggled to accept them, the name was shifted to ‘“kosei”’ (〝個性〟  ““quirk”” lit. “individuality/personality/individual nature/individual characteristic”) which in Japanese is always between quotation marks. When the story take place the 80% of the population has a Quirk. Who has no Quirk is called ‘“mukosei”’ (〝無個性〟 “quirkless” Lit. “no individuality/personality/individual nature/individual characteristic”). Bakugō calls people with weak Quirk ‘“bokkosei”’ (〝没個性〟 “dead/sunk/drowned Individuality/personality/individual nature/individual characteristic”) and we don’t know if others do the same. Quirks are classified as emitter/operative-type (発動型 ‘hatsudō-gata’ Lit. “operative/invoking/activation type”), transformation -type (変形型 ‘henkei-gata’ Lit “transformation/deformation/deformity/monster type”) and mutant/heteromorph-type (異形型 ‘igyō-gata’ Lit. “fantastic/grotesque/strange-looking/suspicious-looking/irregular shape”). However have emerged two other types of Quirks, the composite type (複合型 ‘fukugō-gata’) which is a mix of the above types and the mutation type (突然変異型 ‘totsuzenheni-gata’) which is a Quirk completely different from the ones of the parents. In addition there are also minor subgroups. They’re really relevant in BNHA justice system because their use is forbidden to whoever isn’t a Hero, making who use them a Villain.

Heteromorph (異形 ‘Igyō’ Lit: “fantastic/grotesque/strange-looking/suspicious-looking/irregular”): it’s generally applied to who has a Quirk classified as mutant/heteromorph-type (異形型 ‘igyō-gata’ Lit. “fantastic/grotesque/strange-looking/suspicious-looking/irregular shape”), however sometimes we find people who have an emitter or transformation Quirk combined with a Heteromorph shape. Of course, since Quirk were mixed, it’s possible that a person with an emitter Quirk married a person with an Heteromorph Quirk and the baby ended up with a combined Quirk which gave him ONLY the look of the parent with the Heteromorph Quirk and the power of the parent with the emitter Quirk. Although said term should apply to whoever has an irregular shape, it’s often not used if said shape is human looking enough. Since Heteromorphs are often victims of discrimination a large percentage of them ends up on becoming criminals.

Trigger (トリガー): it is a type of liquid drug that gives a boost to an individual's Quirk, weakening their sense of reason. There are variants of Trigger, one is legal and it’s used to stop baldness and erectile dysfunction, but can only be sold if one has a license to sell pharmaceuticals, and another is illegal and even more dangerous, which can be liquid or gaseous and it’s called Ideo Trigger (個性因子誘発物質（イディオトリガー） ‘kosei inshi yūhatsu busshitsu (IDEO TRIGGER)’ lit. “individuality factor inducing substance (IDIOTRIGGER)”) which, in addition to give a boost to the Quirk, causes its user to go on an uncontrollable rampage, also suffering a remarkable physical transformation and turning the tongue' color to black. There’s also a variant of Ideo Trigger that can be ingested and doesn’t cause people to go berserk. From the gaseous variant of Ideo Trigger can be produced an Ideo Trigger Bomb (個性因子誘発爆弾 ‘kosei inshi yūhatsu bakudan (IDEO TRIGGER BOMB)’ lit “quirk factor induction bomb (IDIOTRIGGER BOMB)”) that empowers so much Quirks that the ones inhaling the gas end up dying. Except for the legal variant, Trigger and its other illegal variants are used to commit crimes.

Quirk-Destroying Drug (〝個性〟  を壊す〝クスリ〟 ‘“kosei” o kowasu “KUSURI”’): adrug capable of damaging the genetic mechanisms that compose someone's Quirk created by the Shie Hassaikai using Eri’s biological material. They also developed an antidote serum, which can nullify the effects of the drug and restore the victim's Quirk. The Quirk- Destroying Drug is usually administered through Quirk-Destroying bullets (〝個性〟消失弾  ‘“kosei” shōshitsu-dan’). This drug too is basically used to aid Villains to commit crimes.

Quirk registry (個性届 ‘kosei todoke’): each city hall has its own Quirk registry in which each citizen, starting elementary school, registers if he is Quirkless or if he has a Quirk and, if that’s the case, which kind of Quirk. The registration can be altered once or twice as long is not a major update. The Quirk registry is a way to control Quirks and therefore to track down who decides to use his own Quirk for criminal purposes, with the addition people from the underworld, exactly for this reason, don’t record their Quirks so as to make harder to track them.

Quirk counseling (〝個性〟カウンセリング ‘“kosei” COUNSELING’): A school education/program to correct distortions in self-understanding and other things, and to help people adjust social skills so as to develop a healthy mind. It is administered to elementary school kids as the early years of elementary school are an important time for personality development. Far from perfect, aims at teaching kids to act ‘normal’ but ends up as emphasizing differences and forcing people to suppress their own true selves. 8 years after the end of the second war, Uraraka will promote an expansion of the program. The initial Quirk counseling was said to have problems that, instead than helping people, made matters worse for them, increasing the risk for them to turn into Villains while the new Quirk counseling is praised as having caused a decline in the emergence of Villains.

Quirk marriage (個性婚 ‘kosei kon’): outdated and unethical practice in which a spouse is chosen for the sole purpose of passing on a strengthened version of one’s own Quirk to one’s offspring. In real life Japan had a period in which Japanese people were encouraged to choose a western bride under the belief it would strengthen the Japanese race. This idea was turned over a Japanese people were encouraged to marry only Japanese people so as to maintain the purity of Japanese race. Quirk marriage is not illegal in the story, but it’s likely watched with suspicion because it’s a call back to Destro’s ideology of Quirk supremacy, which is why people don’t go around telling they had one.

Quirk Regulations (〝個性〟の規制 ‘“kosei” no kisei’): they’re the rules/laws that regulate Quirk use. They allow solely licensed Pro Heroes to use their Quirks and go as far as consider Vigilantism a strong crime. This is obviously very relevant to the justice system as in the story we see law enforcers being usually called to act because someone broke Quirk regulations.

Rhode Island new state statute (ロードアイランド新州法 ‘RHODE ISLAND shin shūhō’): According to the spin off “Vigilantes” this is the law that put to place the first Hero licensing system in the world. The true goal of this law though wasn’t to endorse Heroes but to define what constitutes a Villain, to divide those using their Quirks into Heroes and Villains and put limitations on the latter so as to regulate Quirk on a societal level. This is also relevant as it created a new kind of law enforcers, the Heroes.

Villain (敵（ヴィラン） ‘teki (read: VILLAIN)’ “opponent/enemy (read: villain)”): generic term for an individual who uses their Quirk to commit crimes against society. Although the reading is given as ‘Villain’, the Kanji used is ‘teki’ (敵) meaning “enemy/opponent”, hinting at how they’re viewed as enemies of society (Heroes were created in response to Villains existing, which hints that Villains were named first and so the ‘enemy’ in their name can’t be a reference to how they’re Heroes’ enemies). They are basically one of the new kinds of criminals created for the series.

Nōmu (脳無 “brainless”): deceased individuals whose bodies have been bio-engineered (改人 ‘kaijin’) and heavily modified by Doctor Garaki Kyūdai in order to hold multiple Quirks and then reanimated to act as mindless super-soldiers. They are basically one of the new kinds of criminals created for the series.

Vigilante (ヴィジランテ): a general term for those who voluntarily engage in public safety activities using their Quirk without a license. They were the root of heroes as they began when people started using their own quirks to fight back against those who used their Quirk to commit crimes. Then, with Quirk regulations, a bunch of them was allowed to obtain a license and become a Hero while the others were considered the same as Villains, something that carried on till present day. They are basically one of the new kinds of criminals created for the series.

Pro Hero (プロヒーロー): an individual who obtained a license to use his Quirk to fight Villains. They’re civil servants paid on a commission basis (though their pay can be very high) who, in addition to fighting Villains and handing them to the police, help in case of accidents and disasters, and can do side jobs like working for the entertainment industry, appearing in commercials, and having merchandise with their face sold. Heroes offer to Hero students without a license a week of work experience (職場体験 ‘shokuba taiken’) and to Hero students with a license a much longer Hero internship (ヒーローインターン ‘HERO INTERN’). A Hero also has the right to educate (教育権 ‘kyōiku-ken’) Hero students who join his agency for work experiences or internship, although this right can be revoked if he fails to monitor them well. They are basically the new kind of law enforcers created for the series.

Sidekick (相棒 (サイドキック)  ‘Aibō (read: sidekick)’): a Pro Hero who is hired by another Pro Hero to work in his agency. Many Heroes start as sidekicks then, once they had acquired enough experience, become independent and open their own agency, though a lot of them never manages to go solo and stay a sidekick forever. In addition to Hero work they often provide support to their boss, do desk work, investigations, information gathering, document preparation and managerial duties. They are basically a sub branch of the new kind of law enforcers created for the series.

Pro Hero license (プロヒーロー免許 ‘PRO HERO menkyo’): A license to act as a professional hero. By obtaining it, one can carry out hero activities using their "quirk", set up a hero agency, and act as a sidekick to a professional hero. Hero students can obtain a Pro Hero provisional license (プロヒーロー仮免 ‘PRO HERO karimen’) that will gave them the permission to act as Heroes against Villain or in order to rescue people from disaster scenarios without a Pro Hero guidance but ONLY in emergencies. Obtaining a license is difficult, and the success rate even at the provisional license exam is extremely low. This is the document that establishes that one is a specific kind of law enforcer.

Pro Hero agency (プロヒーロー事務所 ‘PRO HERO Jimusho’): an office started by a licensed pro Hero that can serve as a base of operations and point of contact. Agencies can team up with each other but each is still an independent business. Many agencies employ sidekicks, in a number that depends from the size of the agency and its activities. They are the offices of the new kind of law enforcers created for the series.

Hero Network or HN (ヒーローネットワーク): A national network which allows Pro Heroes to view Hero news, check Quirk data and submit requests for assistance. Only licensed Pro Heroes can use these services. It’s a new instrument created for the new type of law enforcers. [Chap. 135]

Villain insurance (敵災保険 ‘teki sai hoken’): a form of insurance that covers injuries and property damage caused by a Villain or during the capture of one. It’s a must have for Pro Heroes.

Hero deduction (ヒーロー控除 ‘HERO kōjo’): an aspect of the tax code that allows heroes to deduct job-related expenses and damages incurred on the job.

Hero Public Safety Commission (ヒーロー公安委員会 ‘HERO kōan iinkai’): the government agency (行政機関 ‘gyōsei kikan’) responsible for managing Heroes in a society where peace, law and order are upheld by said Heroes. The commission handles a wide range of administrative functions, such as issuing hero licenses, compiling and presenting the billboard chart ranking, managing public relations and even conducting intelligence activities. A gyōsei kikan is an agency that divides up administrative affairs of the nation and executes the laws enacted by the legislative body. According to the National Administrative Organization Act, there are four types of administrative organs: offices, ministries, committees, and agencies, with a Minister of State as the head of each organ, and local branch offices and affiliated organizations (various councils, facilities, etc.) that make up part of the organization. It’s a new government agency created to manage the new kind of law enforcers created in the story.

Hero high school (ヒーロー高校 ‘HERO kōkō’): schools who have a course which prepares its students to become Heroes, giving them all the education they need. Apparently they last 3 years. They usually also have a general study course, a support course where students learn to create support items and a business course. The most important Hero school is U.A. High School (雄英高校 ‘U.A. kōkō’), followed by Shiketsu High School (士傑高校 ‘Shiketsu kōkō’). They’re basically schools to educate the new kind of enforcers created for the story and that have special rules on their school ground.

Support company (サポート会社 ‘SUPPORT kaisha’): a company which manufacture, modify or sell support items and costumes designed with specific Quirks in mind it. It must hold a special license from the government which is granted after an inspection. They can be affiliated to Hero schools. Using support items can be done only by Heroes or Heroes in training but running experiments and tests in a lab is okay even for non-Heroes. For those individuals whose Quirk impedes everyday life, permits for special life-improving items may be granted after a rigorous examination. The West had done remarkable strides in compact technology (and Detnerat plagiarized them), while Endeavor did go through proper channels when he went to an American support company to request a costume equipped with the latest compression tech which was realized also with the help of Melissa Shield. They mostly create new items to support the new kind of enforcers created in the story.

Hero Billboard Chart JP (ヒーロービルボードチャートJP): The biannual ranking of current Heroes (in Japan) based mission completion rate, contribution to society, and public support. It’s generally announced in May and November and from what we see in Chap. 96 it seems it also shares quick news regarding the Heroes’ status (retirements, illness, leave). With the retirement of All Might at the presentation of the new Hero Billboard chart, for the first time Heroes were invited there. The public is always heavily invested in the revised rankings. It basically rank the new type of enforcers created for the story.

Quirk Crime division (個性犯罪担当 ‘kosei hanzai tantō’): A police division dedicated to catch those who commit crimes using their Quirk, aka the Villains. Tsukauchi and Tamagawa are part of it. New police unit created for the story to fight the new type of criminals created for the story.

Iron Maiden (移動式牢（メイデン） ‘idō-shiki rō (read: maiden)’ lit. “mobile style prison (read: maiden)”): A tubular cage a little taller than 2 meters and maybe larger 1 in which the police stuck tied Villains when transporting them and whose name likely comes from the torture device ‘iron maiden’. New structure created for the story to constrain arrested Villains.

Help Us Company (H.U.C.) (Help Us Company（HUC）): Organization of professional rescues which employs people of all ages, is highly in demand and also offers training exercises. Through practical effects and acting, the rescues help rescuers perfect the craft.

Villain hospital (敵（ヴィラン）病院 ‘teki (read: VILLAIN) byōin’): a hospital dedicated to Villain patients. The first and only time one gets mentioned is in Chap. 159 when it’s said the police wanted to carry Chisaki Kai and the other members of its organization to the Takodana Villain Hospital (鮹棚の敵（ヴィラン）病院 ‘Takodana no teki (read: VILLAIN) byōin’), while the injured Heroes and Eri were taken to a nearby university hospital. We can assume though that the place in which Todoroki Tōya is in Chap. 426 is also a Villain hospital. New structure created for the story to deal with injured Villains.

Anti/counter “quirk” maximum security special detention facility known as “Tartarus” (対〝個性〟  最高警備特殊拘置所通称「タルタロス」 ‘tai  “kosei” saikō keibi tokushu kōchijo tsūshō ‘TARTARUS’’): It’s a special high security prison for imprisoning extremely dangerous Villains. AFO, Stain, Lady Nagant, Overhaul, Muscular, Moonfish are among the criminals closed there. It is surrounded by high walls and the sea, the entrance can only be reached by a single bridge, its prisoners are kept underground, beneath layers of security and visiting an inmate requires complicated procedures. We see that some (if not all) Villains are kept in isolation, some are kept completely immobilized, and as soon as the activation of a villain's quirk is detected based on brain waves and vital signs, the Villain is killed with a machine gun attached to the ceiling. The prison was named after the term in Greek mythology that describes both a region in the underworld as well as a primordial good. An AFO controlled Shigaraki attacks it with the Nōmu, murders all the guards and causes all the inmates to escape. New prison created for the story.

Shian prison (紫安刑務所 ‘Shian keimusho’): One of the prisons AFO attacks with the Nōmu, they murder all the guards and cause all the inmates to escape. New prison created for the story.

Baagu prison (婆柩刑務所 ‘Baagu keimusho’): One of the prisons AFO attacks with the Nōmu, they murder all the guards and cause all the inmates to escape. New prison created for the story.

Kuin prison (九隠刑務所 ‘Kuin keimusho’): One of the prisons AFO attacks with the Nōmu, they murder all the guards and cause all the inmates to escape. New prison created for the story.

Mikuzu prison (水葛刑務所 ‘Mikuzu keimusho’): One of the prisons AFO attacks with the Nōmu and Muscular, they murder all the guards and try to cause all the inmates to escape but Tobita Danjūrō, also jailed there, will stop the jailbreak. New prison created for the story.

Shie Hassai kai (死穢八斎會 “Eight Precepts of Death Association”): Yakuza group who's currently controlled by Chisaki Kai after he caused the previous boss to fall in a coma.

Abegawa Tenchū Kai (阿辺川天忠會 lit. “Corner Near the River Sky Loyalty Association”): Yakuza group whose high-ranking executives are all killed by Stendhal.

REAL LIFE INSTITUTIONS

Law enforcement in Japan: it is provided mainly by prefectural police (都道府県警察 ‘todōfuken-keisatsu’) under the oversight of the National Police Agency, which is administered by the National Public Safety Commission, ensuring that Japan's police are an apolitical body and free of direct central government executive control. They are checked by an independent judiciary and monitored by a free and active press. They have two types of law enforcement officials, depending on the underlying provision: Police officers of Prefectural Police Departments (司法警察職員 ‘shihō keisatsu shokuin’), and Special judicial police officials (特別司法警察職員 ‘tokubetsu shihō keisatsu shokuin’) who deals with specialized fields with high expertise. Police officers are divided into nine ranks. The Commissioner General of the National Police Agency and Senior Police Officer are not legally ranks, but are listed here for convenience (BTW I took the name of the ranks from the English version of the NPA web):

RANK -: The Commissioner General of the National Police Agency (警察庁長官 ‘keisatsu-chō chōkan’) is the head of the NPA and the highest ranking police officer of Japan, but outside the framework of rank. While it appears in BNHA a couple of times (Chap. 95/173), he’s left unnamed. When Chap. 95 was released on June 20, 2016 the person in charge was Kanetaka Masahito (金髙 雅仁), who’ll remain in charge until August 10 of the same year to be replaced by Sakaguchi Masayoshi (坂口 正芳). Prior to Kanetaka, the one in charge was Yoneda Tsuyoshi (米田 壮). None of the three has apparently served as inspiration for the guy we have in BNHA.

RANK 1: The Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department (警視総監 ‘keishisōkan’) is the rank given to the Chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) (警視庁 ‘keishichō’), or Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for short, which is directly under the supervision of the National Police Agency and not under the control of a regional bureau.

RANK 2: The Senior Commissioner (警視監 ‘keishi jiān’) is a rank given to senior officers of the NPA, including Directors General and Deputy Directors General, and Chiefs of large prefectural police headquarters such as Osaka and Kyoto.

RANK 3: The Commissioner (警視長 ‘keishi-chō’) is a rank given to chiefs of the National Police Agency and Chiefs of small and large police headquarters.

RANK 4: The Assistant Commissioner (警視正 ‘keishisei’) is a rank given to the Directors of the National Police Agency, Section Chiefs of the Metropolitan Police Department, Chiefs of Prefectural Police Headquarters, Chiefs of a large police station. Tsuragamae Kenji (面構 犬嗣) is called ‘Hosu keisatsu sho no shochō’ (保須警察署の署長 “Hosu police station chief”). I’ll assume the one in Hosu is a large police station so I’ll place him here. If the place is medium or smaller though, he would be a rank below.

RANK 5: The Superintendent (警視 ‘keishi’) is a rank given to counselor of police headquarters, chiefs of small and medium-sized police stations, section chiefs of prefectural police headquarters and such.

RANK 6: The Chief Inspector (警部 ‘keibu’) is a rank given to the chiefs of each section of a police station, assistant chiefs of a prefectural police headquarters, etc.

RANK 7: The Inspector (警部補 ‘keibuho’) is a rank given to the person in charge of the police box

RANK 8: The Sergeant (巡査部長 ‘junsa buchō’) is a rank given to who is engaged in practical duties as the core of the actual work, such as assisting Those with the rank of sergeant or above are considered judicial police officers.

RANK -: The Senior Police Officer (巡査長 ‘junsa-chō’) is not an official rank, but a hierarchical position given to those selected among those who have served for 10 years or more and are recognized as having excellent leadership skills. It has a different rank insignia and a higher salary level then Police Officers even if it belongs to the same group. Tsukauchi Naomasa in the story is referred as ‘keiji’ (刑事 “detective”), which is a name used for plainclothes police officer and senior police officers who belongs to a department engaged in investigating crimes. Tsukauchi, for age and abilities, is likely a “senior police officer”. The same likely goes for Gori, who is called ‘kachō’ (課長 “squad leader”) during the hospital battle and is defined a ‘keiji’ (刑事 “detective”) by the “Ultra Analysis” book, and Tanuma Eizō (from “Vigilantes”), who has the same rank as Tsukauchi and is called ‘keiji’ (刑事 “detective”) in his profile.

RANK 9: The Police Officer (巡査 ‘junsa’). Tamagawa Sansa is below Tsukauchi so he’s likely just a Police Officer. Kaniyashiki Monika (from “Vigilantes”) is referred as such in Chap. 32. However she is also called a ‘Sennyū sōsa-kan’ (潜入捜査官 “undercover investigator”) who apparently can do only undercover work so she might be part of the Special Investigation Teams (SIT) (特殊事件捜査係 ‘Tokushu Jiken Sousa Kakari’) which are tactical detective units of Japanese prefectural police forces. Special Investigation Teams are maintained by prefectural police headquarters (PPH) and are trained to handle critical incidents including criminal investigation and tactical operations.

National Police Agency (警察庁 ‘keisatsu-chō’) or NPA: it is the central coordinating law enforcement agency of the Japanese police system. The NPA does not have any operational units of its own aside from the Imperial Guard; rather, it is responsible for supervising Japan's 47 prefectural police departments and determining their general standards and policies, though it can command police agencies under it in national emergencies or large-scale disasters. It is under the National Public Safety Commission of the Cabinet Office which provides the civilian political leadership. In 2017, the real life NPA had a strength of approximately 7,800 personnel: 2,100 sworn officers, 900 guards, and 4,800 civilian staff. As said before, the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency (警察庁長官 ‘keisatsu-chō chōkan’) is the highest ranking police officer of Japan, regarded as an exception to the regular class structure. The Commissioner General is assisted in his duties by the Deputy Commissioner General (警察庁次長 ‘keisatsu-chō jichō’) which is chosen among the Senior Commissioners (警視監 ‘keishi jiān’) and is lower in importance to the Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department (警視総監 ‘keishisōkan’). It will be however the Deputy Commissioner General the one who will become the new Commissioner General. The Commissioner General’s staff is the Commissioner General's Secretariat (警察庁長官官房 ‘keisatsuchō Chōkan Kanbō’) which includes many more people than the 5 ones we see sitting at the table with him in Chap. 95 of the manga. The civilian political leadership is provided by the National Public Safety Commission.

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) (警視庁 ‘Keishichō’): it’s the prefectural police of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It’s headquarter is located in Tokyo Koujimachi – Hanzoumon - Nagatacho in front of the Imperial Palace’s Sakurada-mon Gate. That building is shown twice in the manga, once in Chap. 84 and in Chap. 95.

National Public Safety Commission (国家公安委員会 ‘Kokka Kōan Iinkai’): it is a Japanese Cabinet Office commission. It is headquartered in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office at 2-1-2 Kasumigaseki in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The commission consists of a chairperson, the Chair of the National Public Safety Commission (国家公安委員会委員長 ‘kokka kōan iinkai iinchō’), who holds the rank of Minister of State and five other members appointed by the prime minister, with consent of both houses of the Diet. The commission operates independently of the cabinet, but coordinates with it through the Minister of State. The commission's function is to guarantee the neutrality of the police system by insulating the force from political pressure and ensuring the maintenance of democratic methods in police administration. It administers the National Police Agency, and has the authority to appoint or dismiss senior police officers. The Hero Public Safety Commission (ヒーロー公安委員会 ‘HERO kōan Iinkai’) is likely based after it. Its president though is called The Hero Public Safety Committee Chairman (ヒーロー公安委員会会長 ‘HERO kōan iinkai kaichō’). The difference between ‘iinchō’ (委員長 “committee chairman” lit. “Commission member head”) and ‘kaichō’ (会長 “president” Lit. “association head”) is that ‘iinchō’ is often used to imply ties with politic, as it’s what you use for the head of a committee in the Diet or an administrative committee (like the NPSC) and was also used for the former leaders of the Japan Socialist Party and Democratic Socialist Party while ‘kaichō’ has a more neutral value, as it’s generally used to imply someone is at the head of a corporation or organization with no ties with the state. So while it’s unclear if the HPSC has replaced the NPSC, probably it didn’t and the two commissions exist at the same time, with the NPSC being a Cabinet Office while the HPSC might not be one.

The building in which the HPSC resides was shown 3 time and each time it was drawn different but the last 2 versions shown in Chap. 255/298 show a definite resemblance with the building in which the NPSC resides with two additions, what we consider being the symbol of the commission and a building next to it.

Detention center (留置場 ‘riyuuchijou’ or 留置施設 ‘riyuuchi shisetsu’): a facility located within a police station where suspects arrested for criminal acts are detained in order to prevent them from escaping or destroying evidence, and where police officers conduct interrogations and investigations. It is commonly called a “pig box” (豚箱 ‘butabako’). During the final war we see Geten, Atsuhiro and Garaki being held there.

Criminal facilities (刑事施設 ‘keiji shisetsu’): All of them are administered by the Correctional Bureau of the Ministry of Justice while the ministry's Rehabilitation Bureau operates the probation and parole systems. The penal system of Japan is, officially, intended to resocialize, reform, rehabilitate and punish offenders. Among criminal facilities we have: Prisons, Juvenile prisons, detention houses, super-maximum security prisons, medical prisons…

Prisons (刑務所 ‘keimusho’): they hold inmates who have violated laws and are serving sentences as a result of a trial. After sentencing, prisoners are required to wear grey prison uniforms, and the males have their heads shaved. Penal labor is considered a priority in Japan's correctional system and if a prisoner refuses work or neglects their labor responsibility, he will be punished. Work hours consist of eight hours each day over the Monday-Friday period and four hours on Saturdays although individual cases may extend or limit these procedures.

Juvenile prisons (少年刑務所 ‘shōnen keimusho’): they should hold male prisoners below 20 (It’s worth to mention that in 2022 Japan lowered the age of adulthood from 20 to 18) but can also have prisoners below 26 who are deemed to be eligible for focused correctional treatment and even above it, in fact, in reality, adult inmates make up the majority of the inmates. Mustard is likely imprisoned in one of them. It’s worth to mention female juvenile prisoners are held in the same facilities as adult female inmates, the women's prisons (女子刑務所 ‘joshi keimusho’), so no, Himiko wouldn’t end in a Juvenile prison. According to the Juvenile Law, in case a person under the age of eighteen commits a crime which is to be punished with the death penalty, he/she shall be sentenced instead to a life term in prison. This means in theory Himiko couldn’t receive death sentence as she wasn’t yet 18 when the final war took place (May), her 18th birthday being in August.

Super-maximum security prison or supermax (スーパーマックス): they are high-security prisons, which represents the most secure level of custody in the prison systems. Fuchū Prison, the biggest Japanese prison, is often assumed to be a supermax prison but Japan doesn’t define it as such. In BNHA instead, Tartarus fits the bill. Legally AFO shouldn’t have been put there right after his capture as the police didn’t even have the time to question him and he surely didn’t underwent a trial.

Medical prisons (医療刑務所 ‘iryō keimusho’): Japan has prisons established to house people who require medical treatment, which might be the real life version of the Villain hospitals in BNHA. Why Kurogiri wasn’t moved in one of them when things turned ugly is up to speculation.

Detention houses (拘置所 ‘kōchisho’): they hold pretrial detainees (criminal defendants [刑事被告人 ‘keijihikokunin’]) after the police has finished questioning (before they are held in police custody) and those on death row (death row inmates [死刑囚 ‘shikeishū’]).

Capital punishment (おける死刑 ‘okeru shikei’): it’s a legal penalty in Japan however, although the law list 14 capital crimes in practice, though, it is applied only for aggravated murder. Executions are carried out by long drop hanging, and take place at one of the seven execution chambers located in major cities across the country. Death sentences are usually passed in cases of multiple murders, although there have been some extremely grave cases where individuals who committed a single murder have been sentenced to death and executed, such as those involving torture, extreme brutality or kidnapping with a demand for ransom. The death penalty can be given also to the ringleader of a riot for the purpose of overthrowing the government, usurping the territorial sovereignty of the State, or otherwise subverting constitutional order. In the past parricide was also a capital crime but it was ruled as unconstitutional on 1973 due to the Tochigi patricide case (栃木実父殺し事件 ‘Tochigi jippugoroshi jiken’). The execution of capital punishment though, can be very, very slow, to the point there had been cases of inmates dying  of old age first. Concerns have long been raised about death-row inmates being notified of their execution only on the day it takes place and having inadequate access to legal counsel, among others. Moonfish was a dead row inmate who managed to escape from prison and join the league so yes, death sentencing exists in the BNHA world too. It’s easy to guess that if Shigaraki Tomura had been arrested and Todoroki Tōya weren’t about to die, both would have been sentenced to death (Shigaraki was seen using his Quirk to murder multiple people and Tōya confessed on television of having done so). As AFO was captured and had no troubles confessing his crimes he either was already sentenced to death or would have been. Sako Atsuhiro didn’t kill anyone during the first war but we know he murdered some of the members of the CRC and was co-responsible of the death of Snatch so, if this comes up, he can be sentenced to death. Iguchi Shūichi didn’t kill anyone during the two wars but, like Atsuhiro, murdered some of the members of the CRC and was viewed as a figurehead in the attack at Central Hospital. Yotsubashi Rikiya wanted to overthrow the government but gave up his leadership to Shigaraki and the Heroes attacked and captured him before the riot could start so I don’t know if he would be considered a ringleader but he murdered Miyashita and, possibly, others so they can still sentence him to death. Stain and Muscular were likely also meant to be sentenced to death.

Prison officer (刑務官 ‘keimu-kan’): a national civil servant of the Ministry of Justice 's Corrections Bureau who composes the staff of penal institutions. They’ve various ranks but, though the story, we only see people from the lowest rank, the jailers (看守 ‘kanshu’). They usually don’t transfers except for senior staff members and there is a lot of hereditary succession. Shishikura Seiji, who decided to become a Hero instead of a prison guard like his father, likely broke society expectations and, possibly, family traditions.

Ministry of Justice (法務省 ‘hōmu-shō’): it is the cabinet level ministries of the Japanese government which is responsible for the judicial system, correctional services, and household, property and corporate registrations, and immigration control. It also serves as the government's legal representatives. At the top of the ministry is the Minister of Justice, a member of the Cabinet, who is chosen by the Prime Minister from among members of the National Diet. The Diet of Japan has never enacted a protection of human right bill but the ministry claims to respect them.

Corrections bureau (矯正局 ‘kyōsei-kyoku’): it is an internal bureau of the Ministry of Justice that is responsible for guidance and supervision for matters concerning including security, prison work, education, classification, medical treatment and hygiene to provide appropriate treatment for inmates in correctional institutions (prisons, juvenile prisons, detention houses, juvenile training schools, and juvenile classification homes).

Yakuza (ヤクザ “8-9-3”) or Gokudō (極道 “the extreme path”): it is the name of Japanese organized crime syndicates, known for their strict codes of conduct, their organized fiefdom nature, and several unconventional ritual practices such as yubitsume (指詰め Lit. “finger shortening” basically “amputation of the left little finger”). Members are often portrayed as males with heavily tattooed bodies and wearing fundoshi, sometimes with a kimono or, in more recent years, a Western-style "sharp" suit covering them. The yakuza still regularly engage in an array of criminal activities even though they are said to be aging because young people do not readily join anymore. The Shie Hassai kai and the Abegawa Tenchu Kai are both Yakuza organizations.

UNITED NATIONS

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations and countries, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for coordinating the actions of member states. It is widely recognized as the world's largest international organization. The UN is headquartered in New York City, in international territory with certain privileges extraterritorial to the United States. In Chap. 328 we see that their building has been changed to resemble a H.

THE POLICE’S ROLE, THE WAY THE VILLAINS ARE HANDLED, THE HPSC’S ROLE, THE PRISON FACILITIES, THE LAWS EXCLUSIVE TO BNHA AND THE NECESSARY CULTURAL INFO

What follow is an analysis with commentaries of what the manga shows us, in the order in which is shown to us. It’s split in arcs but, when it’s relevant, I’ll mention also in which specific chapter something happened. When something is mentioned in an extra page in the volume I’ll tie it to the chapter immediately preceding it.

XX ENTRANCE EXAM ARC (1-4)

THE POLICE: The first time we see the police in the story is in Chap. 1. They didn’t coordinate the efforts of the Heroes in taking him down, nor apparently called them, the Heroes jumping into action independently as they’ll do through all the chapter, never being summoned or directed by the police. The police first merely worried to keep civilians away from the battle, then the role of the three policemen we see is just to take away a nameless giant Heteromorph Villain completely bound and gagged after Mt. Lady knocked him down, while Mt. Lady enjoys the spotlight after they had been nowhere to be seen while the Villain rampaged. Long story short, compared to how flashy the Heroes were, the police look very much like MOB characters even in-story.

Always in Chap. 1 All Might will be the next to mention the police, saying Midoriya should consider joining them if he wants to help people, because, even if they’re mockingly nicknamed 'VILLAIN uketori-gakari’ (敵受け取り係 “Villain custody officers”) because the Heroes defeat the Villains and all the police does is to takes them into custody, they still do an admirable work. All Might’s words confirm the police does a work that gives them little prestige compared to the Heroes, despite All Might still defining it admirable.

The police is shown again at the end of Chap. 1 holding the people at bay while the Sludge Villain was rampaging and after the Sludge Villain is defeated, always keeping away people while the Heroes collect the bits of the Sludge Villain. Again, they do little work and get little spotlight, especially compared to the Heroes, even the ones who weren’t All Might who, despite having been unable to help until All Might arrived, got to save other people, got on the move when Midoriya tosses himself against the Sludge Villain and even scolded Midoriya and praised Bakugō. As readers we are also shown their thoughts while we might completely miss the police is there as they are more a decoration to the scenes than anything else.

THE LAW: Kamui Wood talks of ‘Nōryoku ihō kōshi’ (能力違法行使 “illegal use of power/ability”), where with ‘nōryoku’ (能力 “ability”), he means Quirk.

Nishiya Shinji ‘Tsūkin jikantai ni nōryoku ihō kōshi oyobi gōtō chishō. Masani jaaku no gonge yo!’ 西屋森児「通勤時間帯に能力違法行使及び強盗致傷。まさに邪悪の権化よ！」 Nishiya Shinji “During rush hour illegal use of abilities and robbery resulting in injury. A true embodiment of evil!” [Chap. 1]

I’m not sure if the fact the crime took place during rush hour makes it worse. Later we’ll hear Quirk can’t be used at school either, even though the teacher kind of allows it. The story will later make clear it’s illegal to use your Quirk unless you’re a Hero. It’s possible though that the law forbidding it has outdated terminology as we’ll learn society struggled on how to call Quirks at the beginning. Bakugō attempting to use his Quirk to resist to the Sludge Villain isn’t blamed at all. Midoriya attempting to help him is blamed A LOT. We’ll later learn that if this has prevented a Hero from getting into action Midoriya could have been charged with obstructing public duties.

Midoriya’s teacher explains with the appearance of ‘chōjō’ (超常 “paranormal abilities”)  the “Building standard act” (建築基準法 ‘Kenchiku kijun-hō’) was revised.

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CULTURAL INFO: Children of third-year elementary school age and below can legally be left unsupervised. A 2023 attempt at changing it due to unsupervised children dying was met with severe criticism nationwide so that in the end nothing was done. In short, the fact that 4 -years-old Midoriya and is friends are left alone in a park unsupervised is perfectly fine.

In Japan the ‘Gōtō chishō tsumi’ (強盗致傷罪 “crime of robbery with injury”) should include injuries that requires medical treatment by a doctor and the punishment is life imprisonment or imprisonment for six years or more. In short it’s considered a very serious crime. However when in chap.1 the people describe what’s happened, they don’t mention at all there was someone seriously injured, they just say the Villain tried to steal a purse and, when cornered, he went on a rampage. While it’s entirely possible someone got seriously injured considering the Villain’s gigantification Quirk, we see no one carried away from an ambulance or something so it’s hard to say if he really hurt someone or Kamui Wood is deliberately exaggerating his crime.

In Japan in 2013 was enacted an anti-bullying act which prohibits bullying, due to a 13-year-boy committing suicide in Otsu due to bullying in October 2011, and its parents suing three former classmates, their parents and the city in February 2012. The Act still does not stipulate any punishment for those who bully others. In the aforementioned case, in 2015 Otsu City established an independent panel that eventually concluded bullying was the direct cause of the suicide and reached a settlement with the boy's parents in 2015 and paid them 13 million yen or 117,000 dollars, in damages. In regard to the bullies, in 2019, the judge ruled that bullying was the main reason behind the suicide and ordered two of three classmates to pay compensation, but said the third classmate had only a small degree of involvement and did not find him liable (he was 13 at the time and exempt from criminal prosecution). Note that the 2011 case wasn’t the first case of a boy committing suicide due to bullying in Japan, other cases made it to the news, sometimes involving also the involvement of teachers, but the predominant ideas that “a bullied student is responsible for being bullied/has reasons to be bullied” and that “It’s a shame to be bullied therefore bullied students should conceal that they have been bullied” pushed people and teachers to turn their eyes away for a long time, teachers refusing to admit that bullying was occurring and in the previous Japanese civil suits, the bereaved families of suicidal students have been held responsible for proving such a causal relationship, the obstacles to doing so are almost insurmountable. You might say the aforementioned trial signed a turning point. “My Hero Academia” starts in July 7, 2014, when Horikoshi knew people could sue bullies but also that there were no precedents for people winning, when an act was enacted making bullying illegal but not stipulating any punishment for those who bully others. This ends up being why through the story the reaction to Midoriya having been bullied is overall negligible.

Japanese Police officers, in order to effecting an arrest, favor the use of a particular form of martial art called ‘Taiho jutsu’ (逮捕術 “arrest technique”), designed to disarm criminals using batons and their hands, compared to firearms. In fact, while the use of firearms is more easily allowed than in other countries and don’t comply with international laws, it tends to happen very sporadically. We can speculate Horikoshi decided to use this method of dealing with criminal for Heroes, as they tend to knock down Villains with martial arts and their Quirk, and only sporadically decide to kill them.

Japan has a long tradition of trying criminals with ropes around their waists, holding them to a leash to stop them from fleeing and, to this day, still carry special rope with which to secure their prisoners (of course handcuffs are also carried). The rope is also used by the police in Japan to cordon off areas and keep the public back during times of disaster, so its use is not restricted simply to the tying of prisoners. In 2021 lawyers have started protesting on how criminal defendants are also being hauled into courtrooms placed in handcuffs and with ropes around their waists to stop them from fleeing but, as far as I know, this hadn’t changed. The fact that we tend to see strong Villains tied as such likely is likely tied to this. Another thing worth to note is that in case of people being violent or drunk the police wraps them up in plastic sheets called ‘hogo SHEETS’ (保護シート “protection sheets”) or with other materials (some sources said Futons, some others showed some sort of hard plastic thing in which they could bundle up people), so this could have inspired Horikoshi to depict such tying methods.

In present Japan, Japanese police enjoy a good pay and a high social status, particularly in rural areas, and is generally regarded with a high level of respect and trust and admired by the public, also because it’s judged well-disciplined, strictly abiding by their code of conduct, keeping a low crime rate (which makes people feel safe). Among their duties there’s to get along with the community, acting polite and helpful and offering counseling, creating their own mascots and producing cartoon civics lessons for kids. Citizens take an active part in assisting police, mainly by serving as informants. As in BNHA the police is mocked and Heroes clearly get a higher pay and have a higher social status we can see things have changed quite a bit for the police.

In Japan, according to the Act Prohibiting Smoking by Minors a person not fully the age of twenty years may not smoke tobacco. Any person violating the preceding Article is subject to an administrative penalty through the confiscation of the tobacco and tobacco-related implements used for smoking in the violator's possession. Technically there are no other punishment for the minor however, police can do something called ‘Hodō’ (補導 lit. “guidance”) which basically constitutes into getting the minor’s data into the system and communicating it to their parents, school, and/or workplace. As what they had done was illegal, it will give their school/employer grounds for disciplinary actions, if they feel like it and, if they do something punishable in the future,  the fact they were already on the record will be taken into account. Who’s with them can also be taken liable, which is why Bakugō yells at his classmates not to smoke while they’re with him. Recently depicting minors smoking in anime has been forbidden, so in the anime you won’t see them smoking.

In Japan, littering is called "illegal dumping" and carries a penalty of up to five years or a fine of up to 10 million yen so yeah, people definitely shouldn’t drop their trash on Takoba beach. It seems though that public beaches are either cleaned by volunteers or not cleaned at all. That’s why All Might complains new Heroes are against volunteer work, because clearing up is nobody’s duty.

Currently the “Building Standards Act” is a Japanese law (Law No. 201 year 1950) that stipulates minimum standards for the site, facilities, structure, and use of buildings in order to protect the lives, health, and property of the people. Prior to it, there was the “Urban Buildings Act” (市街地建築物法 ‘Shigaichi kenchiku-mono-hō’) a law dated 1919. This tells us that the story is definitely talking place AFTER 1950, in case it wasn’t clear enough.

Corporal punishment is prohibited in schools under article 11 of the Education Law 1947, which states that disciplinary punishment may be inflicted but “in no case is corporal punishment permitted” (art. 11). A ruling by the Tokyo High Court on 1 April 1981 suggested this provision did not prohibit all physical punishment in all cases, and in 2007 a ministerial guideline issued to public schools relied on this in suggesting that some forms of physical punishment may be permitted in some circumstances. In 2012, the Government asserted that the said article of the Education Law “strictly prohibits corporal punishment” and that Ministerial guidelines and training support this, but did not comment on the High Court ruling. In 2014, the Government reported it was continuing its efforts to completely ban corporal punishment in schools. In 2020, a law was amended to explicitly and clearly state that all forms of corporal punishment against children are strictly prohibited. However, according to a survey in 2021, a certain percentage of Japanese adults still believe that using corporal punishment on children is a necessary form of discipline. Long story short in 2014, the year in which BNHA started being printed, despite continuous effort to ban corporal punishment, it was likely still administered in minor forms and went unpunished unless the students’ parents were to report it which is why we see Midoriya’s teacher hitting Midoriya’s head.

All high schools have an entrance exam, each prefecture has its own date in which entrance exams take place. U.A. high is in Shizuoka prefecture and, in 2014, this day wasn’t 26th February, which is the day in which begins the acceptance of the application requests, but 5th March. In case you’re wondering in Tokyo instead they’re held 24th February. Either Horikoshi changed it because, at the time, he didn’t want to reveal where U.A. high is or he mixed up the date of the entrance exam with the one of the application requests.

XX QUIRK APPREHENSION TEST ARC (5-7)

THE POLICE: //

THE LAW: Although law forbid the use of Quirks, students in Hero schools are allowed to use them on school grounds otherwise they couldn’t learn.

A teacher can have the power to arbitrarily expel students if the principal agree to it and can also use his ‘hobaku buki’ (捕縛武器 “capturing weapon”), a weapon designed to fight Villains, to stop and restrain students, apparently without repercussions.

THE PRISONS: //

THE HERO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION: //

CULTURAL INFO: In Japan, an expulsion means “Permanent expulsion”. High schools aren’t mandatory so while you can try applying to another high school they can refuse you on ground you were previously expelled by another school if the motive was serious enough. The principal is the one with the legal power to expel his students, but in fact, the draft of them will deliberate at all staff meetings at schools. Students can also be suspended and be forced to spend at home a certain amount of time. Now you can get why Eraser Head expelling the students would have been such a terrible thing.

Japanese students have to make two insurances which protect them in case they get hurt or they hurt others or property. One is the “Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research” (学研災 ‘Gakkensai’), which is a supplemental insurance policy for students that covers physical injuries or accidents of sudden, unexpected, or external origin during educational and research activities. Illness is not covered by this policy except in the case where toxic substances are accidentally inhaled, absorbed, or consumed or you suffer a physical impediment as a result of sunstroke or heatstroke. The policy covers incidents occurring during educational and research activities, school commute, transit between school facilities, or during clinical training, while the other is the “Personal Liability Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research” (付帯賠責 ‘Futaibaiseki’), which is a supplementary insurance provides coverage against legal liability for injuries inflicted on others, property damage, etc. (excluding those resulting from traffic accidents), that occur during curricular activities, school events, extracurricular activities, or commuting to and from them (including internships, nurse training, teaching practice, volunteering, etc., and commuting to and from them which are set as curricular activities or school events by the university). I bet Hero school students have amazing insurances…

XX BATTLE TRIAL ARC (8-11)THE POLICE: It’s not really much but, in Chap. 11, we see a silhouette among those who know the truth about All Might. Some speculate it belong to Naomasa Tsukauchi, a policeman, thought it’s possible it belongs to Gran Torino.

THE LAW: //

THE PRISONS: //

THE HERO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION: //

CULTURAL INFO: Admission by recommendation is a system in which Japanese universities and high schools select students who have been recommended by their previous school. The students who gets such recommendations are called ‘Suisen nyūgaku-sha’ (推薦入学者 “recommended student”). This means Todoroki Shōto, Yaoyorozu Momo, Honenuki Jūzō, Tokage Setsuna and Yoarashi Inasa weren’t recommended by their families but by their respective schools.

XX U.S.J. ARC (12-21)

THE POLICE: They make a tiny cameo in Chap. 12, when U.A. high security level has been broken, causing the alarm to start ringing.

The breach in security was triggered by U.A. gate having been decayed allowing the reporters to swarm inside the school. The police is the one that drives away the reporters however we don’t see them remaining there to investigate the decayed door along with the Principal and other teachers. It can be though that they did investigate and their role was merely cut for plot convenience. There’s to say Erased Head and Present Mic, despite being Heroes, couldn’t disperse the press and had to wait for the police intervention. This is likely because Heroes can use their Quirk solely against Villains and likely have no authority over civilians, even when said civilians are breaking the law under their nose, as long as they aren’t doing it using their Quirk, or the Heroes are busy in a rescue mission.

They’ve another cameo in Chap. 13 where they’re holding people at bay as 3 Heroes are fighting a Villain and then when they receive that same Villain after All Might knocked down. The policemen claims they had their hands full with that Villain, which I’ll take means he committed many crimes and the police was forced to investigate on them. Clearly they aren’t talking of personally fighting him as the police wasn’t really trying to stop him, that duty having fallen on the Heroes.

The police has a bigger role in Chap. 21 when they go to U.A. high after the Villain attack at U.S.J. to arrest the Villains the Heroes captured. The Heroes acted without waiting for them. We see that Villains are tied differently, some are muzzled, some aren’t, the ones we see have only their wrists tied ahead of themselves, all seem to be held at the leash by a police officer.

We’re introduced to two policemen, Tsukauchi Naomasa (塚内 直正), a detective in civilian clothes, and Tsukauchi’s subordinate (塚内 の 部下  ‘Tsukauchi no buka’), Tamagawa Sansa (玉川 三茶), who wear a police uniform. For some reason Tsukauchi refers to Tamagawa by name and not by surname (are they that close?). Tamagawa counts the Villain while Tsukauchi counts the students both making sure they’re all there (except for the one with broken legs aka Midoriya).

It’s a bit odd to see them doing this job, especially the ‘counting the students’ part as all the teachers and the principal came there to do the rescue and they’re also Heroes so they should have done the counting and just reported it to Tsukauchi. At most it would make sense Tamagawa would recount the Villains to make sure they got them all. However it’s possible it’s merely a bureaucratic thing and the police had to personally do the count of the rescued kids and assess their status for the report as no teacher is seen around the kids. It’s unclear who drove the bus supposed to bring the kids back, if a policeman or a teacher.

Tsukauchi then gives the kids permission to go back to the classroom as the police will take their statements another time. He’s probably making them concessions as they’re kids who might have been traumatized and because he also plans and has more interest in taking the statement of All Might, an adult and professional Hero.

At Asui’s request Tsukauchi makes a phone call to learn about Aizawa, 13, All Might and Midoriya’s conditions and let the students know about them as well.

Tsukauchi then entrusts everything to Tamagawa as he goes to meet All Might. Before he could leave though, he’s warned by an oni looking heteromorph policeman that the Nōmu was captured 400 meters from where they are. The Nōmu is unharmed, didn’t resist at the arrest and appears to be mute so he wasn’t gagged but still this time they have bound him and his wrists (although they’re bound ahead of him and not behind his back), at least three policemen are holding the leashes attached to his bindings and there are around him at least other 6 policemen, 2 of whom are pointing their guns at him. There’s no Hero in sight so apparently the police did the arrest on its own.

I would say that the police takes custody of the Villains but, in a way, they’re ill equipped to do so, as they can’t fight them should they try to resist, which might explain the heavy restraining the Villains often receive. If the Nōmu had been capable to resist the fact that the police went to retrieve him on its own could have lead to the death of many of them… though it’s possible if he were to act hostile they would have tried to keep distance and called for a Hero to assist them. Considering the Nōmu could stand his ground against All Might though, they would have needed a high ranked Hero to help them, not a random one.

Tsukauchi asks Nezu to inspect the school and Nezu admits some might dislike it but that’s the police’s jurisdiction as investigations are their field of expertise so they can do what’s necessary. With this we start to see that although Heroes save the day and, so far, they had acted independently, the police actually has authority over the investigations, which is their field of expertise.

Tsukauchi then goes to visit All Might and it will turn out Tsukauchi, whom All Might calls Tsukauchi-kun is All Might’s old friend and knows the truth about All Might’s true form.

Tsukauchi would like to interrogate him but All Might interrupts him and asks him info about how the teachers and students are so Tsukauchi will tell him about their conditions.

I think All Might interrupting him isn’t a sign that All Might sits higher than him, but just of them being friends.

Tsukauchi says if the Heroes hadn’t risked their lives the students would have died but All Might counters the students risked their lives too and they’re going to be mighty Heroes. This shows that Tsukauchi has respect and admiration for the Heroes.

THE LAW: Thirteen remembers the students that use of Quirks is heavily restricted and monitored as it only takes one wrong move with an uncontrollable Quirk for people to die.

I do wonder if what they’ll call “Quirk” education (〝個性〟教育  ‘“Kosei” Kyōiku’) imparted in schools is what Thirteen describes when she claims with Aizawa the students learned of their Quirk hidden potential, with All Might they learnt the danger that the Quirk can pose and with her they learnt to use their Quirk to save lives as their powers aren’t meant to inflict harm. Quirk education is supposedly mandatory in schools but this is clearly a teaching limited to Hero schools. As we don’t see other schools, it’s hard to know to what it’s supposed to refer.

THE PRISONS: //

THE HERO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION: //

CULTURAL INFO: Japan do have an “Act of the Protection of Personal Information” (one that was recently amended to make it even stricter) that would protect the privacy of medical information. I couldn’t find out if the situation at hand, in which Tsukauchi reveal the medical condition of the injured to the students would be a break to it or not.

Article 35 of the Japanese constitution protect people from unreasonable search and seizures, without a warrant or probable cause unless given consent. If a person refuses consent though, then this will prompt them being questioned as refusing is seen as a sign they’re suspicious. Anyway that’s why in the story we see Tsukauchi approaching Nezu and asking politely if he can inspect the school. I guess he could push on his duty to search for Villains since the school had been under attack, but he preferred not to as the school is a victim. This allowed Nezu to have the right to refuse, not that Nezu would.

XX U.A. SPORTS FESTIVAL ARC (22-44)

THE POLICE: Chap. 22 shows us Tsukauchi reporting their finding to the principal and the whole teaching staff of U.A. high. As he doesn’t ask for the Heroes’ cooperation this might merely be a pro forma to update them on the police’s efforts as they were the victims of that attack. As they’re Heroes keeping them updated might also be beneficial in case of a new attack. We’ll see the Heroes sharing their opinions, which Tsukauchi will keep into consideration, so even though he’s not directly asking for help, it might be he’s counting on such opinions as they can provide him help.

Regarding Shigaraki Tomura and his Quirk, Tsukauchi admits they couldn’t find info about him on the Quirk registry, to either track him specifically or his Quirk. The same goes for the one called Kurogiri. Tsukauchi assumes they’re using Villain names instead than their own names. The fact that their Quirks aren’t registered make them “people of the underworld” (裏の人間 ‘Ura no ningen’ Lit. “Men of the back/wrong side”). Now… since Quirks are registered in elementary school, this would also mean that either they were granted such Quirk from AFO or that the adults who were in charge of them when they were kids stopped them from registering their Quirk. As the word Tsukauchi used to say they’re people of the underworld might be also used to refer to the Yakuza, it’s possible he assumed that the League of Villains is kind of like a Villain crime family.

At this point All Might will give us a profile of Shigaraki which will labels him as a “man-child” (子ども大人 ‘kodomo otona’), a profile which the police will consider official to the point it will be later referenced by the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency. The problem is that while All Might has plenty of expertise punching Villains, and went to an university in the USA, as far as the story go we were never told he had knowledge on behavioral science and such things are normally done by a police laboratory assigned to this duty or an expert in behavioral science (which in Japan implies the knowledge of psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology and psychiatry). We can only hope that either All Might’s assessment was then confirmed by a specialist or that, although it was never said in the story, behavioral science is what All Might studied at University.

Back to profiling, to be honest the police doesn’t really show a genuine interest in knowing why Villains do things, Tsukauchi wonders why 72 back-alley thugs would follow Shigaraki but instead than questioning them, decides that it must be because their evil intentions were drawn to Shigaraki’s evil and the whole thing is never brought up again.

Tsukauchi promises they’ll expand their search and devote their efforts to apprehending the perpetrators… but I do wonder if this means the police will ask for help to other Heroes that aren’t the ones in U.A. high as on their own they can’t face Villains.

Last but not least, Tsukauchi again has words of praise for the Heroes.

Chap. 25 shows Tsukauchi Naomasa’s official profile.

In Chap. 41, as the Hero Ingenium lies on the ground and Stain, the Hero Killer, licks his sword, we hear a message saying that Hosu police station is requesting immediate backup. There are also sirens in the background… even if those details are cut from the anime transposition in ep. 24.

In Chap. 42 we see the police investigating the street in which the crime took place, holding people away from it. There also seem to be a crime scene investigator on the scene.

THE LAW: Chap. 22 reminds us that Quirks can be used solely with a Hero license, but that Heroes can have side jobs by showing us how Uraraka wants to become a Hero so she can help her parents with their construction company.

THE PRISONS: //

THE HERO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION: In Chap. 22, Kaminari mentions how Pro Heroes will be looking at the school festival to see if they could become sidekicks after they graduate. What’s not explained clearly is that Pro Heroes will also get the chance to pick them up for internship, or more specifically for work experience (職場体験 ‘shokuba taiken’). While it’s not said out loud, those things are regulated by the HPSC.

CULTURAL INFO: Japanese police is used to compiling data on suspect profiles based on profiling into a database, which is being managed and overseen by the National Police Agency, with the aim of making the data useful in apprehending criminal suspects from 1988. They have a specific laboratory, the  Criminal Behavior Science Division's Investigation Support Laboratory, which provide investigative support by compiling profiles through science's environmental research and psychology research. It feels pretty weird they don’t use this resource in BNHA but just accept the profile All Might made.

In Japan the 90% of junior high schools offer work experiences to their students so that they can gain work experience at various workplaces in the local community within the framework of special activities or comprehensive studies in the curriculum of junior high schools. They usually last from three days or less, with some lasting five days or more.

In Japan, due to the April 1, 2022 revision of the Civil Code, under Article 4 the age of adulthood was moved from 20 to 18. They also revised article 731 of the Civil Code effectively ended child marriage, raising the minimum age that girls can get married from 16 to 18 with parental permission. There’s no change for the boys as they could already marry at 18, though previously they needed parental permission (as they were considered minors). Now both boys and girls can only marry after turning 18 and without needing parental permission. While we don’t know at which age Rei married as we don’t know how old she is, there’s a part of the fandom who wonder if she was married young. In that case the minimum age she could have was 16 and, since she clearly had her parents’ permission, the thing would have been legal.

Arranged marriages (as in parents picking up a candidate for their child to marry) are legal. The children have however the power to refuse a partner presented to them by the parents. Also, when organizing an arranged marriage it’s fair for both parts to investigate the other party and check if the family doesn’t have undesirable genetic traits (mental illness cases, lack of pure Japanese blood, relations with people belonging to groups considered impure) so that the children won’t inherit them. For this reason too Enji and Rei’s marriage is legal.

Japan, in June 2022, passed the Child Basic Act, the country’s first national law for the rights of the child, based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and revised the Child Welfare Act. The revisions included a measure to address financial incentives for institutionalization of children without parental care, and introduction of mandatory judicial review for determining whether a child should be removed from their family, for which the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has urged Japan at the latest country reports review. Japanese parents were banned from physically punishing their children solely in 2019 following several fatal cases of abuse dealt out in the name of discipline however Japanese law does not provide for this in terms of prosecutorial considerations. The most that will be done is to take the children away if they fear for their life. Abusive training (which includes beating, name calling, humiliation, overworking…) is not forbidden (although guidelines recommend not doing it) and, of course, as a consequence, Japanese law does not provide for abusive training in terms of prosecutorial considerations. Basically, when BNHA started, it was legally okay for Enji to beat Shōto during training and that’s also why no one did anything to protect/help Shōto.

Japanese law does not provide for domestic violence in terms of prosecutorial considerations although domestic violence is forbidden by 2001 and the police wasn’t even obliged to investigate when ‘domestic disputes’ were reported, and the most they would do was offer counseling. The law has been changed in 2024 and things are a little better (even though Japanese law STILL does not provide for domestic violence in terms of prosecutorial considerations police is encouraged to investigate and the court may consider to impose penalties for crimes related to domestic violence aka assault and injury). Basically no, it’s legally not okay for Enji to hit Rei but he wouldn’t be punished and the police would turn on the other side not because he’s a Pro Hero but because this is judged a private thing. Hence no one will raise a finger to help Rei and she can’t do much about it.

In Japan the standards of proof, as inthe level of certainty and the degree of evidence necessary to establish proof in a criminal or civil proceeding, requires that facts be proven to a high probability similar to beyond a reasonable doubt opposite to a merely a more-likely-than-not standard used in other countries. This makes extremely difficult for victims of abuse to provide the necessary evidence to prove they were abused. In short Rei, same as all the other Japanese women, would have a really hard time proving she was being abused.

In Japan divorce comes with a great social stigma especially for the mother but also for the children and, as a general rule, you cannot get divorced if either spouse is not agreeing. Yes, there is the possibility to get a divorce if your husband abuse you, but first you should prove it and, as said above, it’s still very hard and things have improved from when BNHA started and, anyway a court may still dismiss a suit for divorce if it finds that continuing the marriage is reasonable taking into account even if one of the spouse were abusive. In case of a divorce, regardless of the spouses agreeing to it or not, only one of them will get the custody of the children. It’s worth to mention though, in 2024 the parliamenthas approved a change to this law, which will allow divorced couples to share custody of their children from 2026. Long story short it would have been very hard for Rei to get a divorce, which is part of why she doesn’t even consider it.

I’ve found no info about being legal to tie and muzzle people who don’t want to take part to an award ceremony so that they will be forced to take part to it and accept a medal in Japan. It’s true though, that abuse in spot isn’t illegal and the school festival is basically a sport competition so the school could take advantage of it. I’m not sure if Horikoshi is asking us to suspend our disbelief for comic purposes or, since Bakugō will later kidnapped due to this, he’s subtly denouncing the whole thing.

In Japan, according to the Medical Care Act, hospitalization for mental illness is done, in principle, in a psychiatric ward and the form of hospitalization in the psychiatric ward is regulated by the Act on Mental Health and Welfare for People with Mental Disability. That act includes stipulated requirements for Voluntary Hospitalization, Emergency Hospitalization, Hospitalization for Medical Care and Protection (compulsory hospitalization with consent of the individual’s family), Involuntary Admission (compulsory hospitalization by the prefectural governor's order), and Emergency Involuntary Admission (compulsory hospitalization by the prefectural governor's order). The latter category of hospitalization is indicated when the patient is at risk of self-harm or of harming others. Very likely though, as mental illness comes with a strong stigma that affect the whole family, Rei wasn’t compulsory hospitalized, as this would require her to be put in a psychiatric ward. She was likely diagnosed with ‘shinkei-suijaku’ (神経衰弱 “Nerve-weakness’) and accepted voluntary hospitalization. In English it should be the equivalent of neurasthenia, an old term to denote a condition with symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, headache, heart palpitations, high blood pressure, neuralgia, and depressed mood. Alternatively it can be called as nervous breakdown. In Japan neurasthenia isn’t considered a mental illness and so it isn’t associated to social stigma. We also see Rei can leave the hospital ward of her own free will so this too seems to imply she wasn’t compulsory hospitalized, never mentioning ‘Ultra Archive’ defines her as ‘worn out by Enji’s actions’ and that Enji apologizes to her ‘for wearing her down’ both statements seeming to confirm it was assumed she suffered of neurasthenia.

Only an adult can rent an apartment, however minors can live alone in it. This means Uraraka’s apartment was rented by her parents, and she was allowed to live there without adult supervision.

XX VS. HERO KILLER ARC (45-59)

THE POLICE: In Chap. 47 Tsukauchi goes back to All Might to leak info about the investigation, claiming he believes he has to know. He explains they’ve been trying all sort of tests on the Nōmu since he doesn’t talk nor react to anything, among which a DNA test.

The problem is… for all they know the Nōmu is a human, at least that’s what Shigaraki claimed. In fact he said the Nōmu was bioengineered and that he was a punching bag but both times referred to him as a human/person.

Shigaraki Tomura ��Tai heiwa no shōchō kaijin “Nōmu”.’ 死柄木弔「対平和の象徴改人〝脳無〟 。」 Shigaraki Tomura “The anti-symbol of peace, the modified person Nōmu.” [Chap. 16]

Shigaraki Tomura ‘Nōmu wa omae no 100% ni mo tae rareru yō kaizō sareta chōkōseinō, SANDBAG ningen-sa.’ 死柄木弔「脳無はおまえの100％にも耐えられるよう改造された超高性能、サンドバッグ人間さ。」 Shigaraki Tomura “The Nōmu is a ultra-high performance human punching bag, modified to withstand 100% of your strength.” [Chap. 19]

Now it’s perfectly fair to make a DNA test on the Nōmu but the all sort of tests seems to open up the possibility they’re experimenting on him, which will turn out to be true later on. Also no one is conveniently worrying of how All Might’s blow might have caused it mental damage and that’s why it’s unresponsive.

Anyway the Nōmu is kept seated and completely tied, wearing a straight jacket so as to stop any chance it has to move.

According to the DNA test, the Nōmu has the DNA of some petty criminal known for assault and extortion, mixed with the DNA of 4 completely different people and that his body has been altered by drugs and chemicals. Tsukauchi claims he was bioengineered to tolerate multiple Quirks and that his extraordinary low brain activity is the result of that burden. Normally though, taking in additional DNA alone (when you receive a transplant you receive also the donor’s DNA) wouldn’t result in extra Quirks unless there’s some other transference factor at play like a Quirk that bestows Quirks. In short Tsukauchi is thinking AFO could be involved, hence he reported his finding to All Might.

In Chap. 47 we see Īda accompany the Hero Manual in his patrol. There is no policeman supervising what Manual is doing, and he explains his role is usually to just wait around for a call to come in.

Chap. 48 presents us with some Heroes describing their work. From their description we can infer which are the relations between police and Heroes. Fourth Kind explain since he’s paid by the state he’s technically a government employee but given his status he’s not like the average government worker. I think the idea is he’s comparing Heroes to the police, pointing out how his Hero status makes him important. He also says his job is getting a handle on crime and that when something bad happens, the police calls him for help, with each district sending their requests in batches. Gunhead instead explains he writes reports in which he explains how much of a help he was at capturing Villains and saving people and once the ‘Senmon kikan’ (専門機関 “specialty organization”) does its little examination they put the money into his bank account, his work being mostly on commission.

What all this tell us? That the police doesn’t have the duty to supervise Heroes, they’re called to help the police but, as said from the start, they enjoy a higher status than the police.

Chap. 49 shows us on a newspaper the image of the police cordoning off the area where the Hero Killer hit in Shiono City.

Chap. 53 again shows Heroes acting on their own, without waiting for the police’s call when Enji figures Stain will hit again and goes in Hosu to investigate with his sidekicks and his son.

Chap. 56 shows the police tying the white Nōmu Gran Torino knocked off, putting him in restrains but without gagging him. It’s unclear if the black Nōmu Endeavor defeated is alive as he’s still on the ground, held by Heroes, a policeman looking at him but he seems unresponsive.

We’re introduced to Tsuragamae Kenji (面構 犬嗣), “Hosu Police Station Chief” (保須警察署の署長 ‘Hosu Keisatsu Sho No Shochō’), who goes to visit Midoriya, Iida and Shōto while they’re recovered at the hospital. He’s a Heteromorph, as in his face is the one of a dog and he even keep on saying ‘woof’.

He informs Midoriya, Iida and Shōto that Stain is in treatment for burns, broken bones and a number of other serious injuries.

He then explains that at the dawn of the extraordinary era the police moved to prioritize leadership and to maintain the status quo so they decided not to use Quirk as a weapons, which allows the profession of “Hero” to rise to fill that void. Originally this decision was criticized because such powers could easily kill, but then it gained public support because past Heroes acted morally and complied with the laws. As the law mandate in order to act one has to have a license, this means that those who instead acts without it, inflicting harm without explicit instruction from a Hero supervising them, even against someone like the Hero killer, break the law. Hence both the students and the mentors must be punished.

Tsuragamae Kenji ‘Chōjō reimei-ki… keisatsu wa tōsotsu to kikaku o jō yō shi shi, “kosei” o “bu” ni mochiinai koto to shita. Soshite HERO wa sono “ana” o umeru katachi de taitō shite kita shokuda, WAN. Kojin no buryoku kōshi… yōi ni hito o ayame rareru chikara. Honrainara kyūdan sarete shikarubeki korera ga ōyake ni mitome rarete iru no ha senjin-tachi ga MORAL ya RULE o shikkari junshu shite kitakarana nda, WAN. Shikaku mishutoku-sha ga hogo kanrisha no shiji naku “kosei” de kigai o kuwaeta koto. Tatoe aite ga HERO goroshi de aro utomo kore ha rippana kisoku ihanda, WAN. Kimi-tachi san-mei oyobi PRO HERO ENDEAVOR, MANUAL, GRAN TORINO. Kono roku-mei ni wa genseina shobun ga kudasa renakereba naranai.’ ’面構犬嗣「超常黎明期…警察は統率と規格を乗要視し、〝個性〟を〝武〟に用いない事とした。そしてヒーローはその〝穴〟を埋める形で台頭してきた職だ、ワン。個人の武力行使…容易に人を殺められる力。本来なら糾弾されて然るべきこれらが公に認められているのは先人達がモラルやルールをしっかり遵守してきたからなんだ、ワン。資格未取得者が保護管理者の指示なく“個性”で危害を加えたこと。たとえ相手がヒーロー殺しであろうともこれは立派な規則違反だ、ワン。君たち三名及びプロヒーローエンデヴァー、マニュアル、グラントリノ。この六名には厳正な処分が下されなければならない。」 Tsuragamae Kenji “In the early days of the paranormal… the police placed emphasis on discipline and standards, and decided not to use their ‘quirks’ for ‘military’ purposes.And Heroes were a profession that emerged to fill that ‘gap’, woof. Individual use of force/military power... of the power to easily kill someone. The reason these things that should be condemned are publicly accepted is because our predecessors strictly adhered to morals and rules, woof. An unlicensed person using their quirk to harm someone without instructions from his guardian. Even if the other person is the Hero killer, this is a clear violation of the rules, woof. You three, as well as the Pro Heroes Endeavor, Manual, and Gran Torino. Severe punishment must be meted out to you six.” [Chap. 56]

So… Tsuragamae is painting a pretty picture of how things went in the past, but the police deciding not to use Quirk to fight what will be later called Villains, basically rendered the police helpless against them. We’ll see through the whole series that they just can’t fight them and need Heroes to do the job, and the fact they instead decided to stuck on not using Quirks, make me think it’s due to the confusion that there was at the start, in which who had a Quirk was discriminated against. By not using their Quirk, the police remained ‘reliable’, while people who instead decided to use it as it was the only way to fight Villains, had to prove themselves they were people who would stick to the rules and have a moral code where the police had to do nothing… but eventually we see how the balance is shifting and the police is mocked for being justVillain custody officers, where the Heroes are basically celebrities, this likely also thanks in part to the huge ‘Hero propaganda’ as we saw in this arc how it was explained they can take time from their working hours to do side jobs like taking part to commercials, but also thanks to the fact that almost everyone in the population now has a Quirk, so that having one is judged the new normality and who doesn’t have one is the odd one.

Shōto, despite being in a Hero school and being a Hero’s son, seems unaware of how the law doesn’t allow the use of Quirk not even to save a person, protests and gets scolded for not having been properly educated by Endeavor and U.A. high and I’m not sure if the scolding is for how rude he’s being with a person in power or for how ignorant he is in this regard.

At this point however Tsuragamae, after having told them he was obliged to tell them such things because he is the police, makes them a proposition: if he’ll deal with this issue publicly, letting society be aware of what they’ve done, they’ll be praised but unable to avoid punishment but if they keep the nasty business to themselves he can claim Endeavor was the key operative and will receive the accolades while they won’t be punished and the small number of eyewitnesses can be hushed without problems. Tsuragamae claims he is making them this proposition because they’re young and promising and so he doesn’t want to pursue charges over an admittedly massive indiscretion.

It’s not really that inspiring, as for start this means that if in their place there had been a person who wasn’t young and a promising Hero he would have pressed charges, and, to continue, he teaches them it’s all right for the police to lie and hush people over what happened. Lastly, he claims the world is unfair so they won’t receive the commendations but only his thanks.

Honestly I would have preferred the story to address the unfairness of the world and try to fix it as, as far as we know, this law was never changed but whatever.

Is Stain included in the people the police can hush and, in this case, how? (did they threaten him? bribe him? or he agreed to keep silent to protect Midoriya?)

We’ll never know.

Supposedly Stain should have a trial, and in his trial it should be explained he attacked Manual and how he was stopped. In theory Stain could also sue Midoriya and Co. for the injuries he received so hushing Stain was important… but the story doesn’t explain us how they did it.

Chap. 57 shows an image on a newspaper depicting the Hero Killer, heavily tied despite his injures state, being dragged away by the police.

On an odd note here it’s said the Hero Killer Stain murdered 17 Heroes and injured an unknown number of Heroes as well in 7 different cities before being chapter… but in Chap. 326, for mysterious reasons, the number of Heroes killed by Stain is 40. Poor investigation from the police? A retcon? Did Stain started murdering Heroes again after leaving Tartarus? We don’t know. We also learn that even though Midoriya, Iida and Shōto weren’t punished, Gran Torino got a pay cut and his right to educate Hero students was revoked for 6 months. “Ultra Archive” confirms the same happened to Manual and Endeavor due to their negligence in monitoring the students. I do wonder how they managed to accuse them of this if the whole happening was hushed. I mean, it’s clear Endeavor and Co. couldn’t complain about the punishment but didn’t have the police to write more than just ‘they failed to monitor them’?

The last bit that Chap. 57 tells us is that there’s a video about the Hero Killer, that the police understands the video is going to draw people toward joining the League of Villains and all they do is… to take the video down instead than address the problems it raises.

THE LAW: Chap. 45 has Class A students think Aizawa will have them study about Hero law. As Kirishima says he sucks at that, this means they should have studied it before, it’s unclear if at U.A. high or it was also part of their middle school lessons. As Kaminari fears they’ll have a quiz, probably they studied it at U.A. high.

In Chap. 48 Uwabami says Heroes can do side work (like commercials) in their sanctioned public service hours due to them being popular and in public demand. This means even though Heroes should be in service of society during such hours, they’re allowed to do extra things that basically also promote their image and allow them to gain more. There’s to say that promoting their image is also important for Quirk society, as in the past having a Quirk and using it was seen negatively, but still the fact they’re allowed to do so in their service hours means they’ll neglect helping the population to commercialize other products.

In Chap. 50 Manual tells Īda how Heroes don’t have the authority to make arrests or dole out punishment, they can use their Quirk thanks to the advance in Quirk regulations but Vigilantism is strictly against the rules and if one is caught going off on his own is considered a major crime. While the ‘make arrests’ part is reserved to the police so it’s just a law that split the job of dealing with Villains between Heroes and police, probably in an attempt to preserve police power and limit the one of Heroes, the ‘dole out punishment’ part is a bit questionable as we’ll learn Heroes can be out to kill Villains (they were supposed to kill Shigaraki before he could wake up). Also we’ve learnt early on that use of Quirk for committing crimes make you a Villain, but in this arc we see even use of Quirk to fight Villains if you aren’t a licensed Hero is considered bad. I’m not talking solely of hunting Villains for revenge purposes, Midoriya and Shōto end in troubles for having tried to save Īda and Manual.

We end with  Chap. 56 in which Tsuragamae tells Midoriya, Shōto and Īda that Quirks can’t even be used to fight a Villain in order to save a person.

So, till now, what we’ve learnt about Quirk regulations? Quirks can’t be used to commit crimes, and we’re fine with it, they can’t be used at school, where it doesn’t even get used when making gym tests and okay, we can be fine with it. Quirks can’t be used to hunt Villains, be it for arresting them or punishing them and okay… but now we’re being told if we want to save a person we can’t use a Quirk to attack a well known serial murderer who wouldn’t desist not even when he’s one against three. It’s true the Hero Killer got hurt quite a bit and that, probably, they could have tried grabbing Native and moving him away contenting themselves with just blocking the Hero Killer path. Stain seems to favor attacking in small back alleys so he might not have followed them if they were to go on a bigger and more frequented street but I genuinely don’t know if they would have made it.

Chap. 57 has Giran teach us that producing and dealing in support items and costumes without a license is considered a major crime.

THE PRISONS: //

THE HERO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION: As said before in Chap. 48 Gunhead explains he writes reports in which he explains how much of a help he was at capturing Villains and saving people and once the ‘senmon kikan’ (専門機関 “specialty organization”) does its little examination they put the money into his bank account, his work being mostly on commission… and of course we can wonder if the specialty organization is the Hero Public Safety Commission.

However in Japanese ‘senmon kikan’ points to international organizations specializing in fields such as economics, social science, culture, education, and health, which are also United Nations agencies that have concluded agreements with the United Nations Economic and Social Council based on the provisions of Article 63 of the Charter of the United Nations and have a collaborative relationship with the United Nations. As Gunhead is said to talk in a cute manner, I’m not sure if the trick he’s not using the right world, if originally the HPSC was meant to be an international organization that worked with all the Heroes, or if the trick is it’s an international organization and what we see is just the Japanese branch. After all, if he’s talking of the HPSC, this would be its first appearance and it’s possible Horikoshi hadn’t yet defined it well.

CULTURAL INFO:

I couldn’t find info about Japan having laws against unethical human experimentation, just many stories about what Unit 731 did in China and how after the war, Supreme Commander of the Occupation Douglas MacArthur gave immunity in the name of the United States to its director Surgeon General Shirō Ishii and all members of the units in exchange for all of the results of their experiments and how they were allowed to continue to experiment on Japanese people in the following 10 years. Among the other info I found there is that Japan's clinical research ethics regulations are unplanned and unsystematic, and there is no consistency between the guidelines, which is causing confusion in the field of ethics review today. Ethics committees that should cover all clinical research and were legally regulated in 1997, are not included in clinical research other than clinical trials, making them legally irrelevant. Current legal norms towards informed consent and information disclosure are obscure in Japan (Es: physicians in Japan do not have a legal duty to inform patients of a cancer diagnosis). Informed consent is often obtained without the patient’s understanding, physician’s recommendation, or adequate time to think and is limited to informed consent regarding medical treatment, and did not mean the right of self-determination of subjects in medical clinical research. BTW, BNHA fans should be familiar with it due to the controversy born on which was supposed to be the name of the doctor working for AFO. Originally Horikoshi planned to call him Shiga Maruta, but the name caused an outcry in China and the banning of the manga as ‘maruta’ (“log”) was how Unit 731 called their test subjects in order to dehumanize them.

Japanese police can end up in video promoting something but what they’re promoting is usually Traffic Safety Education Campaigns or anti-scam messages (one of those videos went viral in 2024). Heroes instead are clearly promoting commercial products.

XX FINAL EXAMS ARC (60-69)

THE POLICE: In Chap. 69 all we learn is that Uraraka calls the police due to Shigaraki having held Midoriya captive in Kiyashi ward shopping mall up until then. This tells us that all the calls about emergencies still normally pass through the police, if common people want the help of a Hero they must search one on patrol. I’m not sure if they can phone to a Hero agency that works in that area but, I guess, they can try to.

THE LAW:

THE PRISONS:

THE HERO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION:

CULTURAL INFO:

XX FOREST TRAINING CAMP ARC (70-83)

THE POLICE:  In Chap. 70 we see how the police, after being told Shigaraki was there, shut down the shopping mall and evacuated the people so that they and all the Heroes in the area could search the area. Still, despite their quick response they couldn’t locate him. Tsukauchi and Tamagawa arrive and take Midoriya to the police station to interview him.

It turns out that due to the attack at U.A. high and the incident in Hosu the police response to the league was to establish a “special investigation headquarters” (特別搜査本部 ‘tokubetsu sōsa honbu’), with Tsukauchi being part of it. I hope that the existence of the task force isn't meant to be kept top secret because I already find hard how Tsukauchi tends to tattle things to All Might, but him tattling secrets to Midoriya would be too much.

Midoriya, in an interrogation room because yes, they still have them, describes Shigaraki and tells him what they talked about and, as a response, Tsukauchi comments, due to what Midoriya told him this means the league isn’t completely unified but it’s still targeting All Might.

Now, this is probably a writing problem (Horikoshi wanted to give more importance to Shigaraki telling Midoriya about how he’s not connected to Stain that such discussion deserves to have) but, after this observation Tsukauchi causes the whole police force to look as incompetent as they can get. Let’s recap.

Stain and the League had never attacked a place at the same time before and, although this time they both had attacked Hosu, their attack wasn’t coordinated or did anything to hint they were working in tandem, actually many trustworthy Heroes has witnessed Stain killing a Nōmu to retrieve Midoriya, which is kind of a BIG hint that he’s not really on the same page as the League. The police has had Stain in custody by a while and I doubt Stain would refuse to say he isn’t working with the League, IF questioned, which makes me wonder ‘did they question him?’. Also, if the police had spent 5 minutes having an expert making a profile of both Shigaraki and Stain, it would be easy to see their goals are hardly compatible, with the League out to kill All Might and Stain worshipping him and thinking he’s the only one worth to kill him. I mean, you actually don’t even get an expert to figure this out, it’s kind of obvious Stain isn’t out for All Might’s blood while the League is, the whole idea the two could be working together is based on speculation from the press which has seen them in Hosu, both attacking at the same time… but I would expect the police to need a little more evidence than just this to claim that the League and Stain are connected, because honestly, what they had to support that idea is so little it might as well be nonexistent… yet they somehow believe it as true and valid.

However, if a teenager tells them that Shigaraki came and told him he’s not connected to Stain, oh, let’s trust Shigaraki on this one, Shigaraki going to tell a teenager he’s not joining hands with Stain is a clear proof he isn’t, it absolutely can’t be part of Shigaraki’s plan, Shigaraki has to be sincere. Whatever, let’s go on.

Midoriya claims he wished he could have stopped Shigaraki and Tsukauchi’s answer is to fundamentally praise him because he remained calm while he was being threatened so that nobody got hurt. This is very nice, but probably Tsukauchi should have been informed the last time Midoriya tried to stop a Villain (Stain) he used his own Quirk, which was a break of the law. I would say that the implication he wanted to do the same here it’s pretty clear (how else could Midoriya stop Shigaraki from leaving?), and since among the police’s duties there’s counseling people, Tsukauchi should have reminded him he didn’t even have to consider using his Quirk to fight him.

Tsukauchi and Tamagawa accompany Midoriya outside the police station where they meet with All Might. Midoriya asks Al Might if there’s someone he couldn’t save and when All Might admits plenty of times he couldn’t save people… because he was unaware they needed saving as they could have been somewhere in the world away from him. So he stands tall and smiles so that everyone will know he’s the symbol of peace and can have a light shining on them. Except those who were far and so he failed to save them. Like all the Heteromorphs who live in small cities who hardly have Heroes or police supervising them for example. Just saying.

Understanding Midoriya could still be bothered by what Shigaraki said, Tsukauchi waves Shigaraki’s words away. In the English version he says he believes Shigaraki is just a sore loser, but actually in the Japanese one though he claims maybe it’s a matter of ‘sakaurami’ (逆恨み), a word that means “unjustified resentment through misunderstanding” as each time All Might appeared he always saved everyone. While this is less bad than waving Shigaraki words away claiming he’s just a sore loser, they’re basically giving Shigaraki’s words zero relevance.

They could have instead used the info Shigaraki feels victimized by All Might to try and track down why, so as to discover Shigaraki’s origin, to discover which was his real identity but no, let’s focus on how All Might now saves everyone when he manages to reach the place… and not on how the system also needs to be revised to spread Heroes and police forces better.

I’m not saying all this in defense of Shigaraki, I’m saying it as a criticism to the police which here is represented by Tsukauchi.

To have a valid profile of a criminal/Villain could help them to understand him and predict his moves or find a way to deescalate troublesome situations. If they had had a decent profile for Shigaraki and Stain they would have figured it was highly unlikely for them to cooperate, even without Midoriya telling them Shigaraki said they weren’t. Also, if, through Shigaraki, they had figured out AFO was grooming children, they could have checked orphanages and saved his other potential victims. But no, this doesn’t matter.

Acknowledging the system has spots that go unsupervised, places that are not protected by Heroes in a society OVERSATURATED with Heroes could help spread Heroes better, small cities for example might not have flashy crimes but they still deserve protection, a light shining on them. The police can deploy Heroes there but… they don’t.

Overall Tsukauchi, dismissing Shigaraki’s resentment as unjustified, defends the image of All Might and of the perfect society the HPSC likes to cultivate, it makes me wonder if the HPSC isn’t selling what the police wants them to sell.

This is a case though, while I can’t really sure if Tsukauchi is representing the typical policeman or he’s speaking as such because he’s All Might’s friend… I think the former influences him but the latter is probably stronger. So far the police hadn’t shown sympathy or interest for the Villains’ reasons while they’re all for how great Heroes are.

When Inko arrives Tsukauchi orders Tamagawa to arrange to send them off.

Tsukauchi and All Might talk a little more, Tsukauchi claiming the meeting seemed coincidental but there’s a chance that they’ll keep on targeting Class A students so the police will be on high alert but the school should also need to be vigilant.

I guess the part about the police being in high alert means they’ll investigate and that’s it. They just don’t have the means to stop the League. It’s on the school and, especially, on the Hero teachers that will fall the duty to protect the students.

The rest of the dialogue with Tsukauchi saying he already told All Might he’s not suited for being a teacher and that this time they’ll catch AFO is more a friend talk than a police statement so I’ll let it slide.

In Chap. 77, when Aizawa figures out Midoriya has done it again (break his bones in a fight) Midoriya remembers what Tsuragamae told him about how it’s a crime to inflict harm to others without instructions from someone allowed to give them.

In Chap. 83 we see the police had reached the students at the summer camp along with the rescue workers. Muscular is wrapped in bindings and then put in a iron maiden, Moonfish, despite being knocked out, is also wrapped in bindings. Mustard seems just arrested.

While Tsukauchi and Tamagawa were getting statement from Eraser Head and Vlad King, they discovered they might have pinpointed the league of Villains’ hideout as two weeks before, Tamagawa was out, searching for information, and learnt a man who looked like Dabi, entered in a building with no tenants. At the time they searched (the records) about past (known) criminals (犯罪者 ‘hanzaisha’) around 20 but found no match.

I want to point out Dabi did nothing wrong back then. Entering in a building with no tenants isn’t a crime, he might have gone to see it because he was curious, a homeless in search of a place to hide, someone who wanted to buy the place. Dabi though is described like a ‘Kaojū TSUGIHAGI no otoko’ (顔中ツギハギの男 “Man with a face patched together”) so the police’s first reaction is to check if he’s a criminal, then they make sure if there’s something inside the building… and yes, there’s something, a hidden bar, the owner of the place doesn’t hesitate in sharing that info so, although the bar is called an hidden one, it’s not even that secret, AFO didn’t make pressure on the owner of the place so that he wouldn’t reveal this detail.

Honestly I would have thought it would have made more sense for Tamagawa to check the place to make sure there’s really nothing in the building before checking if Dabi was a criminal just because he has a messed up face. It’s also worth to mention they find nothing about him, so they drop the investigation.

Anyway since there are no info about Dabi being a criminal and there was a bar inside the building which he might have been visiting and it doesn’t seem connected to their investigation they let him be. However now Eraser Head and Vlad King had told him about how Dabi looked and so they had connected the dots and the first thing Tsukauchi does is warn All Might while Tamagawa gives Eraser Head some coffee.

He adds they want to raid the place as soon as they have enough evidence and this is TOP SECRET but Tsukauchi believes All Might has to know.

Honestly Tsukauchi is like All Might’s personal spy in the police business, it’s the second time (that we know) he shared with him reserved information.

At the same time it feels weird he would tell him reserved information since he wants to ask him to join them and should know All Might would say ‘yes’. Couldn’t he first ask him to join and then share info?

Besides the cheering is kind of premature. So far they know Dabi had been there and that the place hosts a bar, but this doesn’t mean that’s the base of the League. Dabi was seen there TWO WEEKS AGO. He wasn’t a criminal before the attack at the training camp. When Tsukauchi says they plan to raid the bar, they hadn’t investigated yet if someone else suspicious got inside the building, they just found Dabi had been there in the past, and since the owner had no troubles saying there’s a bar inside, one would expect the bar isn’t an illegal commercial activity. But let’s raid it because the script says it’s owned by the League… okay, sarcasm aside it’s too early to say if it would be a good idea to raid the place or not. If that place is just a bar Dabi went, raiding him might alert him and the others.

It’s probably a problem in writing, as Horikoshi knows that’s the bar of the League, but still the police comes out as excessively ready to raid places.

This chapter also tells us the police went to question Midoriya and Yaoyorozu. When they visited Yaorozu, the one there was Tsukauchi who, with All Might, learnt Yaoyorozu placed a tracking device on the Nōmu, a discussion also overheard by Kirishima and Shōto.

Again, Tsukauchi doesn’t shine for attention as he missed those two Hero students eavesdropping from the OPEN door.

THE LAW: In the notes for Chap. 77 Horikoshi discusses the Quirk regulations. He reminds us that harming another with a Quirk is against law, which is why Quirk use in public spaces is forbidden by law… with the exception of self defense, in fact, as long as one was attacked first, they’re allowed to defend themselves. However this is different than ordinary self defense (which would involve punching or pinning someone) as Quirks vary a lot in nature and the law can’t account for every existing Quirk. That’s also why there’s a heavy-handed law which states “no one may use their Quirk to harm another!” Horikoshi points out though that the law that forbids to use Quirk in public spaces nowadays is not taken that seriously if the use of it is not dangerous (ex: if Midoriya’s mom were to use her telekinetic Quirk to pick up something she dropped few people would consider giving her troubles for it) but become serious if the Quirk can actually harm people (like Bakugō’s). Horikoshi also tells us that Anti-personnel Quirk use is allowed on Hero school grounds, so as to allow Hero students to learn and train… but things would have changed if the students had killed or nearly killed a Villain during the battle at USJ.

THE PRISONS: //

THE HERO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION: In Chap. 71 Aizawa says after the summer training camp ends the students should be strong enough to acquire their provisional licenses. While this isn’t a direct reference to the HPSC, they’re the ones behind the handing of such things.

CULTURAL INFO: In Japan the police can question minors even without their parents present.

XX HIDEOUT RAID ARC (84-97)

THE POLICE: In Chap. 84 we see that at the Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters, Tsukauchi is meeting up with All Might, Endeavor, Best Jeanist, Edgeshot and Tiger.

Chap. 86 has Nezu, during the apology press conference transmitted on TV, explanining that all the students received psychological evaluation, none of them seeming to have suffered emotional trauma. I don't know though if it was a forensic psychological assessment, or just an evaluation made by a hospital or something U.A. high offered to his students. He also claims that he’s cooperating with the police to retrieve Bakugō.

As for the police and the Heroes (among them now we can also see Gran Torino, Gang Orca, Kamui Wood, Mt. Lady, X-Less) they have moved closer to their target, the Leagues hideout in Yokohama city in Kanagawa, Kamino Ward. Actually maybe it’s the building in front of the one of the League. Endeavor complains he shouldn’t clean up U.A. high mess, to which Tsukauchi answers this isn’t for U.A. high only and that he should try to see the big picture as the preservation of their entire Hero society rides on this operation.

Tsukauchi knows AFO could be behind the League, all right, so he’s not exaggerating, but this info about AFO’s possible was not shared with the Heroes and we’ll see it’ll have negative consequences.

Tsukauchi explains they’ve discovered the League has multiple hideouts thanks to the tracking device placed by one of the students (why not acknowledging it was Yaoyorozu?) but their investigation has determined the location of the abducted student (aka Bakugō).

I’d like to know how they know Bakugō is there as they reached their hideout thanks to Kurogiri so they didn’t need to go around and, clearly, they hadn’t let Bakugō leave.

Anyway retrieving Bakugō is the team Top Priority so they’ll send the bulk of their personnel there, while the others will go attack the other hideout. They think this will cut their way of escape.

Tsukauchi, wearing a personal armor, then urges the Heroes not to give the Villains the time to do something. They’re using the press conference as a way to lead the League think the Heroes are in disarray so they wouldn’t expect them to counterattack on that same day. The group leaves the building, the Heroes preparing to fight as Tsukauchi tells THEM and not to the other MANY policemen with him, it’s time to turn the tables. Tsukauchi evidently knows the police is there solely for decoration and arresting Villains after the Heroes are done.

In Chap. 87 we see that while the Heroes attack the League’s hideout the police remains outside with Endeavor, who demands to know why he was stuck on guard duty while All Might gets to lead the charge. Tsukauchi claims it’s because, if a Villain were to escape, he would be the best equipped to deal with him. I guess this is for narrative purposes but again it doesn’t paint a good picture of the police that’s coordinating the attack, because such things should have been discussed BEFORE the attack were to start, while here it seems Endeavour found out he would have to stay n guard duty just then.

Meanwhile, in the League’s hideout All Might claims that thanks to the relentless police investigation they managed to find where the Nōmu Shigaraki was meant to use were. We see the police is with the Heroes who’re attacking that place. The problem here is… that it’s a lie. They found the hideout not thanks to the police investigation but thanks to Yaoyorozu’s tracker. I mean, even Midoriya and Co. easily tracked it down thanks to Yaoyorozu’s tracker. All the police had to do to check if it was the right place was to peck though a window like Midoriya’s group did.

So… the police found the Nōmu’s hideout thanks to Yaoyorozu and the League’s thanks to a lucky coincidence. Color me ‘not impressed’.

In Chap. 88 Gran Torino says that working with little intel and even less time the police managed to figure out the identities of Magne, Mr. Compress, Spinner, Toga Himiko and Twice.

Was it a great work?

So, we know everyone has to register his Quirk at the Quirk registry, meaning it’s easy to track down people with peculiar/rare Quirks…and tracking down Himiko’s identity, after she introduced herself to Midoriya and she’s already known to the police, couldn’t really be a big deal.

Considering Atsuhiro’s age and backstory he didn’t turn into Compress overnight and his Quirk, look and style are pretty recognizable so again, not a big deal.

Jin is also a well known but easy to identify criminal due to his peculiar Quirk.

Magne is also a well known criminal as she was recognized by Tiger when they faced off, Tiger listing her name, her Villain name and her crimes (Chap. 75).

Honestly the only one hard to track was Shuuichi, who was a Hikikomori previously so I don’t think he had criminal file and whose Quirk is hardly peculiar… though the police had Mustard, Muscular and Moonfish to question. Mustard is young and I doubt he’s a professional criminal. If he had info about Shuuichi he might have tattled them out… if the police ever considered to question him. In this story sometimes they just don’t do it.

Still, it doesn’t feel like an impressive job.

Anyway, now that the members of the League are all tied the police barges in, weapons in hands… only for the League to disappear and two Nōmu to appear. Outside more Nōmu appears as well in between the police that was still waiting there and Endeavor starts fighting them, ordering to Tsukauchi to expand the evacuation zone.

Tsukauchi replies that their investigation confirmed that this hideout was their location and asks Best Jeanist if he has everything under control but gets no reply. This too could be a narrative problem but anyway, in the moment of danger, it’s Endeavor who orders what to do and it’s Tsukauchi who doesn’t immediately follow his instructions but checks on Jeanist.

Back to the hideout with the Nōmu we can see the police too is there in form of a ‘Kidōtai’ (機動隊 “riot squad”) but they’re doing nothing as the Heroes capture the Nōmu and it’s Best Jeanist that orders them to bring in quickly the Iron Maidens.

So while the police seemed in control before, as they called the Heroes and they organized the mission, both here and before with Tsukauchi and Endeavor but also with All Might’s group, we see that it’s the Heroes who do handle things, the police instead waits for them to solve things, wait for them to tell them to bring in bindings for the Villains and wait for them to find a solution if things gets troublesome.

In Chap. 89 we see two policemen commenting on how All Might defeats 4 Nōmu at once.

Keikan 1 ‘Keiki no ii bukkowashi-buri da na…!!’ 警官 1「景気の良いぶっ壊しぶりだな…！！」 Policeman 1 “What a great way to destroy the economy…!!”

Keikan 2 ‘Koto ga kotodakarada! Teki ni shūchū shiro!’ 警官 2「事が事だからだ！敵に集中しろ！」 Policeman 2“Because the situation is a special situation! Focus on the enemy!” [Chap. 89]

They should also fire at the other Nōmu but in the manga we don’t see them doing so (there’s no noise nor signs of their weapons firing), though in the anime they try to do it (but manages to do nothing and it’s Endeavor who defeat them) so it could be a manga problem… otherwise they’re useless.

Someone (in the anime it’s Endeavor) wonders if the Nōmu come from the other hideout and Tsukauchi says/replies he can’t get in contact with Best Jeanist so it’s possible his group has been compromised to which Endeavor replies it’s a mess while continuing to fight at the same time.

? ‘Koitsu-ra… atchi kara nagarete kiteru no ka! ?’ ?「こいつら…あっちから流れて来てるのか…！？」 ? “These guys… are they flowing from over there…!?”

Tsukauchi Naomasa ‘JEANIST-ra to renraku ga tsukanai. Osoraku atchi ga shippaishita!’ 塚内直正「ジー二ストらと連絡がつかない。恐らくあっちが失敗した！」 Tsukauchi Naomasa “I can't get in touch with Jeanist and the others. Likely over there they failed!”

Todoroki Enji ‘GUDAGUDA janai ka mattaku!!!!’ 轟炎司「グダグダじゃないか全く！！！！」Todoroki Enji “This is absolutely a mess!!!!” [Chap. 89]*

*GUDAGUDA means something is disorganized, unfocused, or out of control; lethargic; “not good”. “Gdgd” is an internet slang used on bulletin boards and such to say so.

All Might asks to Endeavor and not to the police if he’s all right (meaning if he can handle the situation), to which Endeavor tells him he can and that if he has to go, he should go.

Note how in this discussion the police isn’t involved at all, they aren’t considered at all even though they were supposedly the ones organizing things. Endeavor and All Might are deciding things and they aren’t considered part of the discussion.

Back to the other hideout, seeing AFO, Best Jeanist remembers the police warned him there should be a mastermind behind the League, someone who has strength on par with All Might and that who is sly and leaves nothing to chance so he won’t reveal himself if he’s not sure of his own safety. That’s why they wanted to first deal with Shigaraki’s gang. The one who told so isn’t Tsukauchi but some guy behind a desk (in the manga he only has one companion with him, in the anime there are many guys behind a desk).

Best Jeanist though now thinks that the guy talking with them was wrong as, contrary to what they seemed to think, AFO manifested himself. Honestly I’m not sure why the police didn’t outright say they believed he could be the mastermind, to me it seems a big lack of information, the Heroes needed to be ready to face him should he decide to show up.

In Chap. 90 Midoriya remembers again what Tsuragamae told him when he sees All Might fight AFO and is aware they aren’t allowed anymore to fight. Definitely the guy was, in a way, a positive influence on him.

In Chap. 92 we see the police is helping everyone to evacuate. We also see Nezu worrying about Tsukauchi and All Might.

In Chap. 93, outside the League’s hideout we see Tsukauchi and the police bind the Nōmu Endeavor defeated while all the Heroes went to help All Might fight AFO.

In Chap. 94 while the Heroes are helping with the rescue efforts we see the police put a very much bound AFO inside an Iron Maiden, apparently under Endeavor’s direction as All Might watches the scene.

In Chap. 95 (Ep. 50) we see that at the Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters the police is evaluating the situation.

Now we’ve to make an obligatory premise.

In Chap. 95 of the manga we don’t get the names/roles for all the people involved. Later, much later, in Chap. 173, one of them will be defined ‘Keisatsuchō chōkan’ (警察庁長官 “Commissioner General of the National Police Agency”), though the credits of episode 50 of the anime will call him ‘Keishichō chōkan’ (警視庁長官 “Commissioner General of the Metropolitan Police Department”), which is likely a typing mistake as the “Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department” is called  (警視総監 ‘Keishisōkan’). The anime credits label the guy who’s reporting things as ‘Keishichō hōkoku-kan’ (警視庁報告官 “Metropolitan Police Department Reporter”) while everyone else is labeled with the generic term of ‘Keishichō kanbu’ (警視庁幹部 “Metropolitan Police Department Executive Officer”)… a term that applies to Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department and to the other Senior Commissioners but also to the members of the Commissioner General's Secretariat (though it contains more than just 5 people).

This creates some confusion because one of the guys we see in Chap. 95 and that here is supposed to be a “Metropolitan Police Department Executive Officer” is also shown in Chap. 191/192/243, again without name or ranking but the anime credits for episode 90 this time will label him as ‘Kōan kanbu’ (公安幹部 “Public Safety Executive Officer”) basically making him a worker for the Hero Public Safety Commission, something confirmed from the credit in the movie too where he’s labeled as ‘Kōan iin kanbu’ (公安委員幹部 “Public Safety Commission Executive Officer”). It’s worth to mention in the anime the guy we see in Ep. 50 and the one we see in Ep. 90 could be different people, as they’ve the same face but different hair colors (so they could just be related)… but it’s harder to buy it in the manga where no visible difference is shown.

For the sake of a smooth presentation of this scene for now I’ll call him just ‘executive officer’ and I’ll discuss later of the implication of him being either in the police or in the Hero commission.

So, the scene starts with the reporter reporting that the captured Nōmu are the same as the others, don’t react to the stimuli like ordinary humans and they can’t gather any new info from them. The warehouse in which they were in was completely destroyed and they can only try to investigate the methods by which they were created. I think that, with this, they mean they’ll investigate it by experimenting on the Nōmu.

The Commissioner General of the National Police Agency points out how the warehouse was a decoy all along, as the location was far too accessible and hill-suited for biological experiments, and asks if anything at the bar hideout has given them more leads or info on the rest of the League, only to hear they’re still investigating.

This basically tells us not only the police traced such places thanks to Yaoyorozu transmitter and luck that Tamagawa had coincidentally heard about a guy whose description matched Dabi not much before entering in a certain building, so the investigation wasn’t that great to begin with, but also that fundamentally what they found was a decoy! So much for the investigation of the police All Might and Gran Torino praised so much.

The Executive Officer claims that even if they have the ringleader in custody, Shigaraki and the others are still free so, if they’re being generous, they can call it a draw.

The Commissioner General disagrees, calling him idiot (馬鹿野郎 ‘bakayarō’, which is pretty rude) because they had just lost the symbol of peace and the world knows of his weakened state, which means foreigners and Villains know about it too.

The man next to the Commissioner General points out how that’s the price they pay for always relying on one man (All Might). Considering where he sits, he should either be the‘Keishisōkan’ (警視総監 “Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department”) or the ‘Keisatsuchō jichō’ (警察庁次長 “Deputy Commissioner General of the National Police Agency”). Do your pick.

The Commissioner General comments on how the League got this far by basically gathering together a bunch of stupid (馬鹿 ‘baka’) but he’s worried by how by now, everyone is aware of this. He went on saying the initial profiling painted Tomura as a man with a childish disposition but each plans Tomura comes up with becomes more and more intricate and he’s completely focused on the effect he can have on society as a whole as Tomura learns from his mistakes. The Commissioner General thinks without All Might they’re less equipped to stop him, his league growing stronger with each defeat and now he got all the clout he needs to expand his organization’s scope and influence.

At this point I’m face palming so hard it hurts.

Avoiding how he’s using a derogatory ‘stupid’ for Tomura’s allies, he’s still using the profile All Might did… which I really, really hope an expert confirmed, because otherwise this is plain dumb but whatever, let’s talk of Tomura’s dastardly plans.

The first, which gained him the profile of man-child, was to attack USJ with a huge bunch of low class Villains. It failed.

The second was… to send three Nōmu to attack Hosu while the Hero Killer was also there. There’s basically no plan here, he sent them to make a ruckus and they went.

If we want to be generous the third was talking with Midoriya. Not impressive at all.

The forth was attacking the summer camp. This time Tomura got better troops, they had a goal and they managed to complete it even if they lost 3 men… but the way they complete it was left up to them, they didn’t really act following Tomura’s plan, it was more a ‘let’s jump in, attack, make chaos and snatch Bakugō’. Getting Ragdoll in the process was a bonus and it’s unexplained how they did as none of them is seen catching her, though the Nōmu is seen with her headphones. Since it was AFO who wanted her and not Tomura, it can be after the Nōmu knocked her down, AFO just sent Kurogiri to warp her away.

That’s it. I honestly wouldn’t even consider the second and the third as plans, they’re spur of the moment decisions, and since the police didn’t question AFO, they don’t even know if plan one and four were made by Tomura or by AFO.

I genuinely think Horikoshi didn’t mean it, that this is an error in writing to make the League more scary than it is, but the Commissioner General comes out as dumb, especially if we consider the fact that, from now on the League, without AFO backing them, will go through lot of troubles and will manage to go back on being a threat only thanks to the lucky circumstances of the Meta Liberation Army targeting them, losing and being forced to join them and Garaki deciding to back them up as well.

I do passionately love the league but they’re very, very far from being an organized group with a leader capable of intricate plans like Lelouch and the Black Knights of “Code Geass” were.

It makes me think the police is just too used to Villains who are disorganized thugs with not really strong Quirks and zero ambitions or Villains who have strong Quirks but work solo and, again, with zero long term goals and organization.

Anyway, back to the Commissioner General.

He claims they’ve to capture Tomura because, as the police, they need to prove they can do more than just simply taking in the Villains that the Heroes defeat, so they need to make some changes.

Keisatsuchō chōkan ‘Wareware keisatsu mo “teki (read: VILLAIN) uketori-gakari” nado to iwareteru baai janai. Kaikaku ga hitsuyō da.’ 警察庁長官「我々警察も〝敵（ヴィラン）受け取り係〟などと言われてる場合じゃない。改革が必要だ。」Commissioner General of the National Police Agency “We, the police, can no longer be called 'enemy (read: villain) receivers'. Reform is necessary.”

I’ll spoiler you and say that this pretty speech will lead them to… ask the Hero Commission to revise their criteria for handing Hero provisional licenses focusing more on candidates capable of teamwork. Because the police, who wants to be more than being just the guys who take in the Villains that the Heroes defeat, now wants to be the guys who take in the Villains that COOPERATIVE Heroes defeat. It’s such a great improvement in the police structure I’m impressed. Ops, no, it’s actually an improvement in the Heroes that will be selected.

The police will investigate more yes, but they will be never up for fighting Villains and they know, and they won’t come up with a mean to fight Villains without using their Quirk either. It’ll be always Heroes who’ll do it, see for example All Might who’ll come up with the idea of getting himself a suit, or Nezu who’ll turn U.A. into a fortress.

So the Commissioner General being upset because the police is mocked as all they’re capable of is taking Villains into custody and claiming they’ve to reform only for the reform to affect the Heroes feels honestly very telling of how the Heroes, who started as someone below the police, someone who had to win the public trust that instead the police had in abundance, are instead the new effective way to stop criminals.

It reminds me of how samurai complained because katanas were being replaced by rifles, making the police’s honorable choice not to use their Quirk in fighting Villains just a leftover of an old and prejudiced mentality.

Now… let’s go back a bit to the whole matter of the identity of that Executive Officer.

Considering how he knows about who Hawks is and how he was trained, if he works for the police, this means the police also was aware of what Lady Nagant was doing for the HPSC. It might have been an idea of the previous president, but he likely needed to have the green light from the police. It makes sense as the police is also throwing its weight around to force the HPSC to change the how the do the licensing exam.

The HPSC might have a little more freedom if that guy is actually a member of the HPSC who went as a representative of the HPSC to the reunion the Commissioner General had. It’s clear the HPSC is still seen below them considering how the Commissioner General don’t hesitate to call him an idiot (馬鹿野郎 ‘bakayarō’, which is pretty rude).

Overall I would say that this reunion in a way marks the fall of the police, who thinks to improve by improving Heroes, and the slow rise of the HPSC as they’ll be the one to organize the first war and, without them, the police is not even capable to make the paperwork to ask foreign Heroes to come help Japan. This though, might be just my impression.

Meanwhile Tsukauchi is with Gran Torino to visit All Might at the hospital. Tsukauchi thinks All Might shouldn’t believe AFO’s words that Shigaraki is his master’s grandson and asks if they interacted with Shimura’s family. Gran Torino says her husband was killed so she put her son in foster care to protect him, asking them to stay out of the boy’s life. Tsukauchi observes how that promise was turned over. All Might would like to search for Shigaraki but Gran Torino says he and Tsukauchi will do it.

I’m going again to be mean here but… checking if Tomura’s real identity was Shimura’s grandson was really something too hard for Tsukauchi to do? Kotarō kept his family surname so he wasn’t adopted, he was likely given in foster care. They could start by tracking his fate, see if he has a son, try to see if they can find a sample of Tomura’s DNA in his hideout to compare with the one of the remains of his family, because they could show some interest in Shigaraki Tomura’s backstory so that they could make a better profile of him and understand him better and anticipate his moves and… oh, yeah, professional profiling is for losers in this story. We can just ask All Might for another random definition to slap on Tomura and bring it to the Commissioner General. He’ll take it.

The last info this chapter gives us about the police is that after having escaped Bakugō went with the police.

In Chap. 96 we’ve a last info about the police, which is they told Bakugō not to wander outside. Honestly I find this pointless because, considering there’s no one guarding outside or inside, if the League wanted to try to snatch Bakugō again, they could have had just asked Kurogiri to warp them inside his home, grab him and leave.

THE LAW: //

THE PRISONS: In Chap. 90 All Might says he wants to smash AFO in a prison along with the League of Villains.

In Chap. 94 we’re told that the day after being captured AFO is carried at Tartarus, a special detention center without a trial or sentencing.

Midoriya Izuku ‘Kare wa koto no ōki-sa kara tokurei-chū no tokurei to shite kei no kakutei o matazu tokushu kōchijo e haire rareta.’ 緑谷出久「彼は事の大きさから特例中の特例として刑の確定を待たず特殊拘置所へ入れられた。」 Midoriya Izuku “Due to the seriousness of the crime, he was taken to a special detention center as an exceptional case, without waiting for the sentence to be finalized.” [Chap. 94]

Note that the test says ‘the day after’ but the battle took place during night. When it finished Midoriya’s group reconvened with Shōto’s group, Bakugō went with the police and, a few hours after, when it was around 8:00 AM Midoriya and Co went home. This likely means AFO was carried straight at Tartarus, no stops in between.

Once there, AFO, who’s wearing a straightjacket, asks where he is and the guard pushing the wheelchair on which he’s tied.

When he asks where he is, he’s told this should be obvious and that he would be lucky if they were to give him the death penalty as that’s the place where scum like him is put.

Kanshu ‘Damatte iro! ! Mireba wakarudarou! ! Shikei sura namanurui hodo no zainin ga ikitsuku basho da!’ 看守「黙っていろ！！見ればわかるだろう！！死刑すら生温い程の罪人が行き着く場所だ！！」 Jailer “Stay quiet!! If you look, you can see it!! This is the place where criminals for whom even the death penalty is too lenient end up!!” [Chap. 94]

AFO notes that there are far too may sensors who mess up with his sensing abilities. On the ceiling there are also plenty of rifles following movements.

The jailer seems to realize only then that AFO couldn’t see, which doesn’t really speak of a brilliant jailer since AFO’s eyes are basically nonexistent, and, without them, it’s kind of obvious he can’t see.

Tied to what I assume is a chair, face still bandaged, we can see Stain too. Stain was arrested in May and we’re in August. I hope they didn’t keep him tied for 3 months as it’s not healthy.

This is a good moment to point out how in the manga there is no contraption that’s capable to stop Quirks from working, no Quirk cuffs, or Quirk suppressers or Quirk whatever. That’s why prisons like Tartarus get away with keeping their prisoners completely tied or even drugged and have turrets that would shoot them should they try to use their Quirks.

Quirks themselves can have their own limitations, AFO complains the sensors in the prisons affect his own infrared Quirk but unless you’ve an erasure Quirk like Eraser Head, or a rewinding Quirk like Eri or you just remove the infrastructure for the Quirk to work (Eraser Head’s eyes, Overhaul’s hands), before the invention of the rewinding bullets there was no way to stop a Quirk from working.

THE HERO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION: In Chap. 96 there’s a little speech made likely on the TV. It seems it’s done by the Hero Billboard chart JP, the biannual ranking based on mission completion rate, contribution to society and public support… or more likely by someone behind its making. The speech shares with people some quick News. From them we learn people from Japan, but also from USA were surprised by All Might’s true form. After what had happened All Might had been forced to announce his retirement. We’re also told Best Jeanist will be out of commission for a long while and Ragdoll of the super popular Pussycats is still unable to use her Quirk so she’ll go on an indefinite leave. Also we’re told that a great number of Heroes has had their lives suddenly affected in the event known as the Kamino nightmare. There’s no mention here of the NPSC but since they’re the ones handling the Hero Billboard chart JP, it can be that it’s one of their men that shares those quick news on TV in name of the Hero Billboard chart JP.

CULTURAL INFO:

Sorry, I couldn’t find out if Japan has forensic psychological assessment. Probably it does but I genuinely don’t know.

In Japan, one can be arrested on the spot in which case no warrant will be shown but the police must provide the person arrested an explanation or, if it is an arrest by warrant (normal arrest), the police will show the one arrested the warrant before placing you in custody. Then he will then be taken to a police station for questioning and stuck in their detention centre, which is located in the police station and remain there until it’s either decided there are not enough proofs to indict you and so you’ll be released or until after you’ll have your trial. There is no bail before indictment and after it, bail is rarely granted. If you’ll be judged guilty you’ll be moved to a prison with hard labor. This is why moving AFO directly to a prison was an extraordinary measure.

Very likely, contrary to normal Japanese prisons, Tartarus doesn’t have a hard labor system and prisoners are just held in cells, possibly restrained or drugged or, if it has, it’s only for people with not dangerous or controllable Quirks.

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Previous chapters/ warnings

10. Raw Power:

A/N:

Guys don't kill me, it has actually been a year since I've updated this shit (Whoopsie!)

and since I'm only taking STEM subjects this year my English has depleted and my writing skills and style probably changed slightly

This chapter is dookie so you can slaughter me dw!!

Second Persons POV:

It had been a few weeks after the party and that day at the hospital, your had nausea died down a few days after using the pills you were prescribed, but your head was still filled with the thoughts of Axl’s confession. That stupid cunt. Making you lose focus every day, trying to come to terms that you’re in the past but also present is bad enough, but having to be professional when you live with THE Axl Rose who just so happens to like you. Is very much the definition of hell on Earth. But for this week you had to buckle down and focus, it was finally the time to get the boys in the recording booth and get those sweet demo tracks out and get labels signed to their rock n roll assess and get working on Appetite as soon as possible.

It's the night before they have to make their way to Sound City for their recording, the guys went out to celebrate and drink, as per usual. You on the other hand did not feel like having to handle a hangover and their nonsense when managing them tomorrow. Duff was the only one that stayed home to have a fat cat nap. You swore that man could sleep through a tornado even if it swallowed up the whole house while he was in it. That’s why you didn’t really care to be quiet while you were cleaning and vacuuming the kitchen, even dancing around and singing out the song that was in your head out loud. On certain days where your brain was in more of the future mindset, remembering pop culture references and events from the 21st century, and today was one of those days. Your hands were on a cloth wiping down the counter while your feet stationed on the floor but your legs moving to the choreography of ‘Single Ladies’ in your head. Still remembering every move from muscle memory. The lyrics of the song came out while the beat played in your head. At a point cleaning the kitchen was second thought as the lyrics were spouted “If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it” “oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh” and so on and so forth. And with spin you stopped in your tracks. 

Duff stood at where the living area began and hallway ended, in long flannel PJ pants, overworn Ramones shirt, his long blonde hair messy from sleep ad his clothes slightly crumpled. But his eyes looked wide awake as the green in them stared at you in bewilderment and slight confusion. You couldn’t tell what thoughts were going behind his eyes. (But I’ll tell you) One, the way you knew a random dance choreography to a song he’s never heard of confused him, but he analysed the shit out of the lyrics that he heard, did you write the song yourself? Was it about him? These questions filled his head. His crush never faded, and this kind of made it more difficult as to him it felt like you were subconsciously telling him to make a move before you were unavailable, but his brain was a bit fried from sleep to rub two neurons together like that. Adding the fact, his brain short circuited when the lyrics ‘Your love is what I prefer, what I deserve’ hit his ears. Upon never having heard of this song and knowing you often help write lyrics for his own songs he (sleepily) deduced that you wrote the song yourself. And now his brain is running a few hundred miles per minute thinking about the implications. You on the other hand are a bit mortified that he just saw you doing whatever that was. He opened and closed his mouth like a guppy for a few seconds before he spoke. “Uh… What was that?”. What was that? The fuck does he mean what was that?  This hoe doesn’t know Beyonce? Is he stupid or an idiot? “What do you mean you haven’t heard of Beyon-…“ You cut yourself off, remembering it’s the 1980’s Destiny’s Child wasn’t even thing yet. A soft inhale and you make up an excuse. “Uh, just a song I heard on a niche radio station once when I was younger… used to do the dance in the living room when I was younger… still remember it I guess?” It wasn’t a total lie atleast. Duff just gave a nod, rubbing sleep out of his eyes with a still slightly bewildered look.

You don’t know how but in the course of the next few minutes you were teaching Duff how to do the dance choreography to Single Ladies. To be quite honest, he did it better than any just dance routine. He was lanky and had virtually no ass but he made it work. The situation went like this: Duff would put his leg up and you would smack it down. “No, it’s hand, hand and leg up, leg down hand, turn this way…” You showed him slow motion, and he stared intently. To try get the dance right of course. Not just watch you. Then he finally go that part right, you showed him how to do the next section. Unfortunately forgetting you were still mopping the kitchen floor and you slipped on a wet spot, but Duff quickly caught you. (Isn’t he just so dreamy). Then for the rest of the night the two of your laughed and giggled and bonded together, dancing together and by the end having a little slow dance in the kitchen before it got interrupted by the drunk men coming back into the house

The next day, thankfully the boys didn’t go to overboard with drinks last time. Izzy kept them in check, sometimes it felt like he was on your side when he did stuff like that, but then he’d go right back to giving you glares and muttering not so PG words under his breath. After the shitty drive to Sound City with Axl’s car stuttering and backfiring with every little rock it drove over, you made it in one piece some what. “When we get famous I’m gonna be the one buying you a new car to replace that ticking time bomb!” Slash shouted to Axl as they walked to the door. “I’m never letting her go, she’s a classic.” He says as he locks the driver door, but it pathetically falls off its hinges and on the asphalt of the car park with a clang. Steven and Slash nearly piss themselves laughing, Axl gives a glare and scowl, Duff looks back at them calling them, “Come on guys, we’re already late to our session because of that damn car, let’s get inside.” Duff said and smiled down at you knowing that you wanted the same thing, and he was kind of trying to impress you with being a responsible type. With a small smile and nod, you all go inside to the recording studio. Walking down the cramped hallway with dim lighting and maroon carpet under your feet, you find the designated recording booth and go in, it’s much bigger than expected. The production booth has a couch big enough for three people and all five of the guys could fit in the actual recording booth with instruments and all, might be a tight squeeze but not that bad. You sit at the producer booth, to 21st century you this looks an ancient relic, but luck 80’s you could make sense of this. You pressed and shuffled dials until you were satisfied as the boys got their equipment set up. 

You pressed the mic button so that your voice resonated into the recording booth they were in. “Alright, which song are we gonna start with first?” You spoke into the mic. And like parrots they all answered differently. “Night Train!” “Move To The City!” “Out Ta Get Me!” “We should start with my song-“ “No idiot we’re not doing that ten minute sad piano shit, this is a rock band, we’re not Elton John!” Great. Not even a second into recording and they’re having bitch fights. “Guys, guys… let’s just go alphabetically…” You speak into the mic again, and sort the papers with lyrics and notes on it. “Damn children…” You say, but luckily the mic is off. You find a paper and press the mic button again, “We’ll start with Anything Goes alright? Sound good?” Axl and Izzy crossed their arms looking away and grumbling while the other three gave thumbs ups. This was going to be a long day… 

For the rest of the session it actually wasn’t half bad, the songs were like second nature to you, but a lot of them were slower and not quite right but you pulled through, you couldn’t just nit pick everything into perfection in a day. However, Axl thought he could. With every argument you tried to dispute from Axl’s side, he didn’t once glance at you and just crossed his arms looking down at the floor and huffing like child. Izzy, who was the one Axl argued with the most, was being hostile and quiet to you as well, but that’s a given because you knew he disliked you (for reasons unbeknownst to you). However the situation was complicated between you and Axl, you knew that it would be awkward and there would be tension, but the way it was handle was making putting a feeling in your gut like your stomach was eating itself. Whenever you spoke into the mic it was just Duff, Steven and Slash answering, and answering on behalf of Axl and Izzy, Izzy’s reaction was a given, but Axl’s seemed very out of place.

Once when they took a small break, you could sigh and creak out your neck from the kinks of stress. You looked to the boys, Duff and Slash just lazing on the couch or floor drinking a beer. Steven moving his toms around and Izzy tweaking his guitar and writing things on his song lyric papers. Axl nowhere to be found. You rubbed your face with another sigh, you had to speak to him. Get this attitude of his under control, or just sort this situation out. You turned to Duff who was sitting back on his hands on the floor. “You seen where Ax went?” You asked him. “Uhm… I think one of the equipment rooms.” Duff responds. You nod and walk out the room, down the maze-like hallways to try find Axl. You peaked in every room you went past, then started hearing a soft piano melody. There he is. And followed the sound of the keys, weaving through the corridors, getting closer. Getting to the room, you stand in the doorway, seeing Axl sitting by a grand piano, his ginger hair cascading over his shoulders and focused but calm expression was… quite gorgeous. His fingers tickling the ivories, you recognised the melody instantly. But you had to speak up and let him take credibility for his own songs. “Beautiful song… when did you write it…?” You say, and Axl looks up, your eyes meeting. He cleared his throat a bit awkwardly. “A while ago… I got some lyrics, but I can’t get this stupid piano piece right…” He was avoiding the question. You figured it out quickly, ‘November Rain’, the first time you and Axl kissed was when you drunkenly danced in the cold November rain. It was a stab to the gut, having to act like there was nothing wrong, when the realisation dawned that the most beautiful ballad ever written was about you. “Want some help…?” You asked trying to connect with him again and change the subject in your mind. “No. Go away.” Another quick attitude change from him. ‘Fine, today is not the day’ you think to yourself. But soon you’ll have to thaw this out. 

You walked back to the record booth, seeing Steven, Slash and Duff not there. Izzy left. But you did find a note from Steven saying ‘Going to a record store for inspiration be right back. (And Slash needed to piss but there’s no stupid bathrooms in there) -Steven’ You let out a small chuckle and sticks the note back to where it was. You looked over to Izzy, seeing him still writing and tweaking away at his guitar and strumming some strings. You walk over to him crouching down next to him, already feeling the tension from him, but asking the words anyway. “Do you need any help?” He glanced to you for brief moment before looking back at the papers in front of him, and begrudgingly speaking to you but not looking at you. “I don’t know which song to choose to send out…” “Lemme see.” You held your hand out to take the papers and he scoffs and puts them slightly roughly in your hands. He continues to look away, feeling a little awkward that you’re looking over his work. It was like that day when you were sick and you two actually had a nice moment. But the connection on that day felt too weird to act on or talk about, for both of you. “Ah, I remember these ones…” You said and Izzy internally cringes. Mentally he’s gouging his eyes out and the word ‘Oh my god can this bitch shut the fuck up’ is running through his head. “I’m sure you can send in both of them” “Okay yeah but which one for the album?” Damn he retorted with sass and attitude. You told him that ‘Think About You’ was a bit more tame for the public and new audience’s for a debut album than ‘Back Off Bitch’ and reminded him that they could always make more albums one day and add it in.

Following that, after the break, the boys came together again to keep playing. They recorded songs and even made new ones up on the spot. The next few hours were fun and productive, minor arguments, minor setbacks. This was amazing, every felt like it was falling into place. You were proud of them, proud of how far they’re coming and how far they will go in the near future. It was an exhilarating feeling, seeing them like this, feeling that electric talent emanating from them. They had a real raw power and energy that the sponsors will love and the public, in time. But that positive vibe didn’t last long. They started their playthrough of Back Off Bitch. Axl singing the spiteful and angry lyrics. You knew that he wasn’t the one that wrote the lyrics, but the fact that he was looking right at you while he sang the lyrics, made a few heart strings churn uncomfortably. His blue eyes practically pierced through yours and into your soul as he spat out the lyrics, “Face of an angel with the love of a witch” and adding along “It’s such a pity that you’re such a bitch.” And then they finished the recording, but Axl’s eyes were still glaring into yours.

You had enough of the bullshit, professional or not you needed to sort this out, he can’t just jump from “I want you” to acting you’re the scum of the earth for rightfully rejecting him. 

The boys started packing up. You opened the door between the production booth and recording room. “Axl. Outside. Now.” You said like he was bad dog that just shat all over the new white carpet. The rest of the guys went ‘oooo someones in trouble’ but quickly shut up and continued packing up like nothing happened when Axl glared at them, and he followed your lead out of the building.

“What the fuck was that?”

“What was what?”

“Don’t act ignorant.” You crossed your arms as you looked at him and he mirrored your stance. “What? It’s literally my job to sing.”  He says like nothing is wrong, but his tone indicates his frustration and inner thoughts. “Yes, it’s your job to sing. Not behave like a toddler. What is up with this attitude today?” “I don’t have an attitude.” He retorts and his teeth gritting. “Then what’s the problem? I thought we were okay after the hospital. No hard feelings. But today? Telling me to fuck off and intentionally look at me while singing? What’s your deal?”

“What’s your deal with Duff?”

“What…?”

The change in topic through you for a loop, what did Duff have to do with this? You stepped back a bit and your shoulders slumped with a less defensive angry look, and now more confused.  “Answer the question, and don’t you go playing stupid now.” He says more sternly. “I don’t know what you’re on about” Now you’re starting to sound like him, but this time you really didn’t know. “Oh really? Does dancing in the kitchen with him last night ring any bells? Dancing like we did in the park, remember?” Oh… he’s jealous. “That’s not-“ “And sleeping in his room? Out of everyone it had to be him? So, you and I have to be professional but oooh no, Duff gets to have a free pass.” 

“It’s not like that. Duff and I are just friends. And being professional counts for everyone in the band. Not just you.” You say more calmly. He huffs with a scoff and looks away. “Alright… I’m… sorry. I guess I just wasn’t thinking…” He says still grumpily but apologetic none the less.  You flick his forehead as you walk past him back into the building. “You never think anyway” “Hey-!” He tries to rebuttal in annoyance, but it quickly fades with a small sigh, and an infatuated smile comes one his face. He gives a soft chuckle, he really couldn’t stay mad at you forever, and follows you back into the building. All forgiven, but not all forgotten.

[darkficsyouneveraskedfor]

As the World Turns 2

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Warnings: this fic will include dark content such as noncon, manipulation, imbalanced power dynamics, and possible untagged elements. My warnings are not exhaustive, enter at your own risk.

This is a dark!fic and explicit. 18+ only. Your media consumption is your own responsibility. Warnings have been given. DO NOT PROCEED if these matters upset you.

Summary: Your new job takes you to new places with lots of new people.

Characters: Nick Fowler, Jonathan Pine, Lloyd Hansen

Note: I know I shouldn’t have done this.

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“I might hear you out,” Mr. Hansen, or Lloyd, sits back as he slurps from a rounded class of cognac, “as long as you bring this pretty little thing along tomorrow.” 

You chew quietly on a piece of lettuce and look around. You search the table for whatever he means, confused by the statement. Your eyes flick up to meet his and you gulp, realising he’s referring to you. Oh.  

He called you pretty but it just feels off. You give a tight-lipped smile and reach for your sparkling water. He brings his hand over the top to stop you as Fowler sighs. 

“She’ll keep the minutes,” your boss grumbles. 

“How about some wine, baby face?” Lloyd leans forward. 

“Uh, I don’t drink, thanks,” you answer sheepishly. You’d already told him as much but it hasn’t kept him from offering more than once. 

“Boring,” he mutters and retracts his hand. “Gonna be a long vacation if you don’t loosen up.” 

“She’s not on vacation, she’s working,” Fowler girds as he tosses his napkin on his plate. “You’re really gonna drag this out, aren’t you?” 

“Drag what out?” Lloyd winks as he sits back, gripping one leg as his other sways. 

“The deal.” 

“You gotta wine and dine before you get between my thighs,” the other man taunts. “What’s for dessert?” 

Fowler exhales slowly, jaw tense as he eyes the other man. You glance between them then over your shoulder. Maybe the server could bring the dessert menu. 

“You know I don’t sleep well in a strange land without someone to keep me warm--” 

“Cut it out,” Fowler warns his acquaintance harshly, “we got an early morning.” 

His chair scrapes as he stands, drawing your attention back to the table. You feel like you might wilt as you meet the heat of Lloyd’s fervent gaze. He has an elbow beside his plate, his glass in his hand as he hovers it before his mouth and stares. He sips then pokes out his tongue in a way that makes you nervous. 

Your wide eyes skirt over to your boss and you push yourself from your chair. 

“Just like you to cut the fun short--” 

“I was on a plane half the day, I don’t have the energy for you,” Fowler takes out his wallet and drops a wad of bills on the plate, “dinner’s on me.” 

“And I’d like dessert on me,” Lloyd harrumphs and drains his glass, slamming it down on the stem as he lets out a heavy sigh. He stands and tugs at his belt without shame. You sidle away and push the chair in, staying close to your boss. 

“We’ll talk more. I’m not leaving without a deal, Hansen.” 

“We’ll see about that,” Lloyd slaps his chest and stifles a belch behind his fist, “guess I'll hit the massage parlour again.” He rolls his neck and winks at you, “stiff from the flight.” 

“Come on,” Fowler ignores whatever inference his colleague makes and spins on his heel, then gestures to you, “let’s get going.” 

“Oh, uh, yes, sir,” you turn to follow. 

“Mmm, yes, sir,” Lloyd mimics in a purr as you prance off. 

You tap out next to your boss as he checks his watch. He raises his hands to swipe over his face and hair. He must be just as tired as you. Your excitement has dwindled to a low thrum and you’re ready to keel over. 

“I want my coffee at six. Got it?” He demands. 

“Yes, sir.” 

“Call the front desk, have them send breakfast too. We’ll be heading off early.” 

“Yes, sir,” you echo again, barely keeping up with his fast march. 

“And wear a dress,” he says. 

Again, you affirm his command. 

He stops before a pair of double doors; wood carve in intricate patterns. He faces you and exhales, “do not fuck Hansen.” 

You’re stunned by the suggestion. You raise your brows and let your mouth fall open. You sputter and shake your head, “s-sir--” 

“Just don’t,” he warns. “Flirt with him but nothing more. Trust me.” 

“I wouldn’t--” 

“I’m not asking about your preferences, I’m giving you an order,” he turns to the door and reaches into his pocket, pulling out his card, “good night.” 

“Oh, er, good night, sir,” you back off awkwardly, still scalding from his assumption. 

You click down the hall in your shoes and frown. Does he really think you would do that? He said himself, you’re on a business trip. Sure, Lloyd was forward and unfocused but you didn’t encourage him at all. To be fair, you didn’t catch half of what he meant. 

You get to your room and stop, feeling around your clothing as your heart drops. Oh no! You can see the cards in your mind, sitting on the table inside the hotel room. Oh, gosh, you’re so stupid. 

You turn and face the hallway behind you. Of course you would lock yourself out. For everything that went so smoothly on your first trip abroad, something was bound to go wrong. Well, you’d rather this than be stranded in the middle of no where. 

You push away from the door and stroll back down the hall. You find your way back to the lobby. It's eerily empty as you peer around. The high ceilings are centered by a grand chandelier and the panels between the skylight panes are painted with elaborate patterns. The night peers down at your lone entrance, making the echo of your steps even more desolate.  

You go to the counter and raise your hand over the bell, wary of disturbing the peace. You tap it lightly but the ding is deafening. You wince and cry out as a body pops up from behind the counter like a jack-in-a-box. 

“Eek,” you touch your chest as the manager appears like an apparition. 

“Pardon me,” he puts his hands on the counter, “I was only just sorting through some things. Didn't mean to startle you.” 

“No, it's…it's fine,” you giggle as your fear dissipates, “I didn't expect such a quick response.” 

“Always at your service, miss,” he address you by your last name. You're flattered he remembers you. “And so I must ask how I can be of assistance.” 

“Right, er, this is kinda embarrassing,” you scrunch up your lips and look at the wall, “I locked my keys in my room.” 

“Ah, well, that's not the end of the world,” he waves away your worry.

You notice his jacket is disposed, folded over the unusued chair on it's tall legs, and his shirt sleeves are rolled to his elbows. He must be used to solitary nights.

“I'll come let you in.”  He reaches to his belt to pull out a white card, “now this is your first wish, you've only two more after.” 

You furrow your brow curiously and he gives an awkward grin, “a joke, of course. This genie does not count favours.” 

“Uh, thanks,” you murmur. 

He comes out from behind the desk and gestures you to come with him. You catch up as he strides breezily across the lobby. Your eyes wander the extravagant interior and you drift off in your imagination. What it must be like to work here every day. 

“And are you enjoying your time abroad thus far?” Jonathan asks. 

You snap back to the present and chuckle nervously, “sure, I... it’s nice so far but I haven’t been here very long.” 

“Mm, yes, well I do hope you find time among your business to explore. If you have an questions, I’d be happy to answer. I even have a few recommendations if you’re interested,” he offers. 

“Oh, thanks so much,” you swallow a yawn and flutter your lashes. He glances over at you as he strides on. 

“And did you enjoy the restaurant?” He prompts. 

“Uh yes, the food was delicious,” you chime. 

“I will let the chef know you said so,” he remarks, “if you are interested in the local cuisine, there is a shop not far from here which is a touch more genuine. Though I must warn you it is spicy fare.” 

“I love spice,” you smile blink long as another yawn nestles at the base of your throat. 

“Well, you will let me know when you try it if you like it,” he nears your door and brings the car up to slide through the slot, “you must be terrible exhausted.” 

He pushes the door open and holds it with his long arm, “just a little,” you agree, “thanks so much.” 

“Never to worry, these things happen,” he assures, “the nights are lonely and I don’t mind the task.” 

You smile as you step under his arm and turn in the doorway, “have a good night.” 

“You too, darling,” he returns, “be sure to put your key somewhere you won’t forget.” 

“Oh, yes, thank you,” you bounce on your feet and grab the door handle. 

He lets go and you shut the door gently. You give a big yawn and face the room. Thankfully, you left the lamp on. You leave your shoes by the door and rub your eyes as you stagger forward. You take out your phone to check your alarms and set it a bit earlier. You won’t be getting much sleep. 

🌍

You have Mr. Fowler’s coffee in hand as you stroll up to his door. You double-checked at the counter to make sure you didn’t misremember. You check your watch as you approach. Ten to six. You’re early. He’ll be impressed. He’s not very fond of lateness though you’re yet to test that yourself. 

You’ve done pretty well. You got yourself up, with help from a freezing cold shower to keep your eyes open, and you look pretty good. A peachy orange blouse and a grey skort. You’re ready for the day in your mary jane flats, sparing your arches the strain of heels. 

You knock and call through the door, “sir, I have your coffee.” 

You look at the cup. You had it made exactly as he always get. An americano with an extra shot. You think the caffeine is a bit much but you would never say so to him. He’s your boss, not the other way around. 

“Mr. Fowler?” You knock again as you stand in the hall, “it’s going to go cold--” 

The door opens suddenly and your fist nearly hits Mr. Fowler instead of the door. You retract and give a sheepish grin, “uh, good morning, sir,” you gulp. He has a towel crookedly clutched around his waist and he’s dripping wet. His stomach is hard and lined with muscle, tightly knotted and glistening with moisture. 

“It’s not six,” he snarls. 

“Sorry, sir, I'm early. Your coffee,” you extend your arm to offer him the cup, “they are bringing your breakfast shortly--” 

He grumbles and takes the cup. You let it go, hovering at the threshold as he keeps one hand on the towel. He inhales the scent of the espresso and tastes it with a moan of relief. He kicks the door shut and it snaps in your face. You step back and flinch. 

He’s right. You’re early. You caught him off-guard. That much is obvious. You can’t blame him for his mood. No one likes being interrupted during a shower. You back up and stand against the wall. You’ll wait. You have no choice. You know if you disappear, he’ll be even less pleased. 

Room service arrives shortly after and knock. Mr. Fowler lets them in, ignoring you as you linger, and the hotel porter leaves shortly after. You sway on your feet and check the time. 

Someone else might be annoyed but you’re too excited. The shine of the new place has yet to wear off. Even if you are working, the backdrop is enough to assuage any pitfalls. 

You check the time several times as you pace in the hall. You flatten yourself to the wall as another hotel denizen passes. You’re a bit awkward lurking there. You start to worry someone might see you and get suspicious. It is a bit strange to just be staring at a door. 

Before your doubts can get the best of you, the doors open and Mr. Fowler emerges in a white button-up and navy slacks. He forgoes his jacket and tie for the natural climate. His short hair is tidy and a light stubble trims his jaw. He checks the time on his wrist and signals with his index. 

“The car?” He demands. 

“The car,” you echo and your eyes flit back and forth. 

“The valet has the rental,” he snarls, “did you call for it?” 

“Sorry, sir, I...” you take out your phone and scroll, “I don’t see anything in the itinerary--” 

“Get the car,” he demands. 

“Yes, sir,” you wince and hurry ahead, “will do.” 

You scurry out of his sight and clamour into the lobby. You search around and see a new face behind the counter. Jonathan must be done his shift. You ask about the valet and they point you outside. 

You ask for Mr. Fowler’s car and wait near the ramp of the garage. You should’ve known. You booked the rental car and all that. You’re going to blame it on jet lag.  

Mr. Fowler appears at an easy pace, a hand in one pocket and the other around his phone. He doesn’t look up as he approaches. He stops a few feet away and sighs, once more peeking at his silver watch. 

“On it’s way, sir,” you assure him. 

He slips his phone into his pocket and squints at you. You give a shaky smile. You hate when he looks at you like that. It feels like he’s judging you. Well, he definitely is. 

“I told you to wear a dress,” he says as he reaches to touch the collar of your blouse. 

“Oh, sorry, sir,” you blanch. You must have forgot amid your late night chaos. You feel a surge of panic and quickly check your purse. You have your keys. “Do you want me to go change?” 

“It’s fine,” he turns you by your shoulders and pinches your top button. He undoes it and you try to look down at his hands, only to go cross-eyed. He clucks and undoes the next one, leaving the satin to hang low on your chest. “That will do.” 

You resist the urge to redo the button and you shrug, trying to hike fabric higher on your shoulders. You are overtly aware of your cleavage. It’s not very professional. 

“Sir,” you bring your phone up again, “I think my data isn’t working. I can’t see the itinerary.” 

“Don’t worry about it,” he turns as a sleek black car pulls up before you, “just get in.” 

[volapuke]

Conlang Year Biweekly Update - I

Here it is (only 11 days late :3)

Days 1 and 2 - Goals for the language and for Sharing

My goals for this language are fairly simple. I wanted a simple yet unique sound system (i have ideas about it but i don't know how to express them, but I'll touch on it eventually, once I get the details hammered out), a complex grammar with features I don't understand, and for the language to fit a conculture that I'm working on (and will likely post about in the future *wink * *wink*). As for my intentions to share, obviously I will be posting about it here, but I also plan on posting about it through various conlang games (such as relays) and through reference grammars, stories, poems, learning materials, the exact details are undetermined as of now.

Days 3-9 - Conworld, Conculture, Conspeakers

This language's world should be quite familiar as it is spoken on Earth. Specifically, on an alternate version of earth where Atlantis is real (yes really). I personally dislike a lot of preconceptions of Atlantis that stem from hyperdiffusion conspiracy theories (ie Atlantis is the best ur-civilization that taught previously 'uncivilized' [read non-white] people how to do things) so my Atlantis is very Mediterranean-focused. The flora and fauna are similar to the Mediterranean and to the Azores and Macaronesia.

My fictional Atlantis, at its peak, is a broad and flat island with two mountain ranges, one along the western and coasts, and one along the eastern coast. The tallest peak is 2714 meters in the far northwest. The two ranges encircle a large, flat, well irrigated plain that served as the empire's breadbasket until it's disgraceful plunge into the ocean.

Speaking of the great wetting of feet, it took place over the course of about a quarter millenium, over which the entire continent sank an entire kilometer, which did not completely sink it, but very nearly did. The empire quickly collapsed and the almost 5-million strong population quickly fell to under 10% of that. This event, which was indeed divinely caused (I'll talk about the religion of Atlantis in a separate post), left a major impact on the culture of the Atlanteans. However none of that is immediately relevant to this language, as I am simply constructing the Proto-Atlantean language as spoken around 5000 BCE.

I have more ideas but they'll be answered soon (if there's anything you're curious about feel free to send me an ask).

Days 10-16 - Phonology

I settled on a pretty small phonology of 14 consonants and three vowels, which are:

Nasals: m, n

Plosives: ɓ, b, p, ɗ, d, t, ɡ, k

Fricatives: s, z

Liquids: r, l

Vowels: a, i, u

Diphthongs: any combination of two vowels (long vowels are valid)

I have a fairly regularized syllable structure but that will be shown in day 18, stay tuned!

[somasoa]

The Family of the Hero: A Thorough Analysis of the Canonical Bloodline Shared by Every Link in the Legend of Zelda Series - Part 1 of 2

Notes before reading:

First, this is a very long essay. If you would like a basic summary of the Knights of Hyrule, the family that all Links are canonically born from, it will be provided at the bottom of this piece. However, all of the quotes and their sources will be provided throughout the larger article, not the summary. If you disagree with anything in the summary, I would ask you to look over the full article and find where it is mentioned alongside its in-game textual evidence before disputing it.

Second, there are several other potential Knights of Hyrule references and mentions throughout the series that are not discussed here. I intentionally left them out because I wanted to focus on the most important connections to the Knights of Hyrule and the appearances of the Knights and the techniques, characters, and lore pertaining to them. This was done so as to best illustrate an overall view on what the Knights of Hyrule are and how they appear in the series. I intend to create addendums that will look at each game individually and the possible Knights of Hyrule connections they have in the future.

All of the in-game text utilized is from the most recent incarnations of each specific entry.

Special thanks to: Sidier, ymcan64, hwrdjacob, Chateau LonLon, Sean D. Walsh, Lady Sophie, Rinkuto, Ciaroon, and the members of the Cloudmodding Discord server.

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When most people think of the magical families of the The Legend of Zelda series, they think of the bloodline of the Royal Family, started by the mortal incarnation of the Goddess Hylia, or the bloodlines passed between certain groups of Sages. However, there’s an important bloodline that is often left out of these discussions: the bloodline of the Knights of Hyrule. This is the bloodline that every Link in the series comes from. Contrary to the popular belief that Link doesn’t share a bloodline, all Links stem from the Knights of Hyrule, and thus every Link is a blood relative of each other, even if distantly. To shed light on this topic, I would like to go step by step chronologically through the series by release date and discuss the appearances and mentions of the Knights of Hyrule. Let’s start with the first game that they are ever mentioned in: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, specifically following the updated text from the Game Boy Advance remake and the manual from the original release. 

A Link to the Past

The manual briefly touches on what it refers to as just The Order of Knights (騎士団), stating that, when evil began to flow forth from the Sacred Realm, the King of Hyrule summoned forth the Seven Sages as well as the Order of Knights in tandem to seal away this great evil. 

ハイラル王は、ハイラルに住む七人の賢者達と騎士団を呼び、悪の原因を封印するよう命じました。

The king of Hyrule sent for the seven sages living in Hyrule, and the Order of Knights, and ordered them to seal the source of evil.

Manual (A Link to the Past) Translated by Johan

In a great battle, The Order of Knights used their bodies as shields, sacrificing themselves to protect the Sages, who were working to seal the entrance to the Sacred Realm. They succeeded, but at a great cost - The Order of Knights were all but wiped out, with only a handful of them remaining. The manual then says that this conflict - which would come to be known as the Imprisoning War, or, in the Japanese release, the Seal War (封印戦争) - would be passed down through history, along with the sacrifices made by the The Order of Knights in that war. 

多くの犠牲をはらったこの戦いは、「封印戦争」として後世に語り継がれています。

The many sacrifices paid in this fight would be known as the "Seal War" in the future ages.

Manual (A Link to the Past) Translated by Johan

The game proves the manual right, as the Knights are mentioned multiple times throughout A Link to the Past, where they are most often referred to as the Knight’s Family (ナイトの一族). The first mention of the Knight’s Family is at the beginning of the game - as Link’s uncle lay dying in the secret entrance to Hyrule Castle, he informs Link with his last breath of the technique passed down through the Knight’s Family - the Spin Attack, or the Spinning Slash (回転斬り).

ナイトの一族に伝わる剣の秘術 お前に... さずけよう。 よくきけ...Bボタンを押し続け 剣に力をためる. ボタンをはな した時、その力が現れる.

I will teach you the secret sword skill, passed down through the Knight’s Family.... Listen carefully. Hold down the B button. When you release the button, the power will be unleashed.

Link’s Uncle (A Link to the Past) - Translated by Sidier

However, we don’t get a thorough description of the Knight’s Family until after acquiring the Pendant of Courage at the Eastern Palace. At this point, Sahasrahla, a descendant of the Seven Sages, gives us a lot of information pertaining to the Knights: 

おお、なんと『勇気の紋章』を 手に入れたか...。 では、ワシの 知っている話を教えよう。

その昔ハイリアの王家を守り つねにその盾となるかくこを 持った者たちがおった。彼らは、 ナイトの一族と呼ばれ 勇気の紋章を司り、剣をもって その意をつくしたのじゃ そして、大きなわざわいが王家 をおそう時、ナイトの一族から 勇者が現れるとも伝えられた。

Oh, you have obtained the Crest of Courage.... Now, let me tell you a story I know. Long ago, there was a group of men who protected the Royalty of Hylia. They were called the Knight's Family. They bore the Crest of Courage and expressed their feelings through swordsmanship. It was said that when great evil befell the Royal Family, a Hero would be born from the Knight’s Family.

Sahasrahla (A Link to the Past) - Translated by Sidier

What Sahasrahla tells us here is a basic summary of the Knight’s Family - long ago, the Knight’s Family protected the Royal Family of Hyrule, and it was this very same bloodline that the Hero would emerge from whenever disaster would waylay the Royal Family. However, during the Imprisoning War, most of them were wiped out, and thus it was believed the Hero would never appear again. What this tells us is that Link, the Hero, in every iteration, stems from this bloodline, meaning all Links can tie their lineage back to the Knight’s Family. This is further established by the Maiden who Link rescues from Skull Woods, who says the following:

「大いなる災い」の 予言は知っていますか？ 私は、こう聞いています もし、悪しき心を持つ者が トライフォースを手にしたなら いずこかに「勇者」が必ず現れ この「大いなる災い」の元となる者を打つだろう しかし、「勇者」が倒れた時は 悪しき心に世界は、覆われてしまうであろう、と そう、「勇者」になれるのは ハイリアの王家を守っていた ナイトの一族だけのはず あなたには、その血が流れて いたのね。では、ナイトであり 勇者であるあなたにお願いです 必ず、ゼルダ姫を救い出して 下さい。そして、悪しき心の者 を討ち果たして下さいね！

Do you know the prophecy of the "Great Calamity?” This is what I was told: If an evil one wereto lay their hands on the Triforce, the Hero will appear somewhere and defeat the harbingerof the "Great Calamity.” But if the Hero were to fail in their quest, the world would be shrouded in evil. Yes. Only one of the Knights that protected the Royal Family can become the Hero, which means that you're a blood descendant of the Knights. Please, brave Knight and Hero, Rescue Princess Zelda, and defeat the foe with an evil heart!

Skull Woods Maiden (A Link to the Past) - Translated by Sidier

With this, she further corroborates what Sahasrahla states about how the Hero appears from within the Knight’s Family. She also expands on the circumstances of the Hero appearing, revealing that the Hero is destined to appear from the Knight’s Family when an evil hearted individual gets the Triforce. Something of significance to point out is also that, in her last line, she refers to Link as a “Knight.” This means that to be a member of the Knight’s Family and have the title of Knight, you do not have to officially have a vocational role as an actual knight; merely being a member of the Knight’s Family is enough to possess that title.

While this would otherwise be the end of the general context provided by A Link to the Past on the Knights of Hyrule, the Game Boy Advance remake actually adds a side quest involving the lumberjacks who live west of Death Mountain. Upon completion of this side quest, and speaking to Q. Bumpkin, he has this to say: 

よう,リンク!こたえはわかったかい?どれどれ、カゴを見せてみなうわ一つ、正解だぁ!ままま、 まいった! あんたには まいった!あんたにはかなわねエーや。さいごにおいらの家に伝わる秘密の剣のワザを教えるよ。

Hey, Link! Did you find the answer? Let's see the basket. Oh, no, no, no, no! You got me! You're the greatest! Now, I'm going to teach you our family's secret sword technique as a parting gift.

Q. Bumpkin (A Link to the Past) - Translated by Sidier

He teaches Link a sword technique that he describes as being passed down in his family. While it goes unnamed in the game itself, in the Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: The Triforce of the Gods & Four Swords (任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース&4コの剣), published by Shogakukan, we get this excerpt: 

敵とのバトルで最も多用するのが剣。基本ワザは以下の4種類だが、ほかに 「4つの剣」と連動した"大回転斬り"というワザもある(くわしくはP171)。

Swords are used most frequently in battles with enemies. There are the following four basic moves, but there is also a move called the "Great Spinning Slash" that is linked to the "Four Swords" (see p. 171 for details).

Shogakukan Guidebook - Translated by Sidier

(Note: While I am hesitant to use anything outside of the games or manuals as evidence, the Great Spinning Slash (大回転斬り) is consistently used as the name for the sword technique going forward and will appear multiple times across future entries. Therefore, I believe it is appropriate to use the guidebook as a source for the name in this instance.) 

Link can use this technique to perform continuous Spin Attacks multiple times, though it will drain Link’s magic. Because of the Bumpkin family’s sword technique being a variation on the Spin Attack, which as established earlier is passed down through the Knight’s Family, it is very likely that the Bumpkin household is also related by blood to the Knight’s Family, and its members are descendants of the few knights who managed to survive the Imprisoning War,  just like Link and his uncle.

With this, the Knight’s Family as shown in A Link to the Past can best be summarized as follows: The Knight’s Family are a bloodline of knights that served the Royal Family of Hyrule. From their bloodline, the Hero would appear whenever disaster would waylay the Royal Family, or when an evil person had acquired the Triforce. Passed down amongst them were certain sword techniques, such as the Spin Attack and the Hurricane Spin. In the Imprisoning War, their numbers significantly dwindled, but their bloodline lives on through their descendants, with their skills and techniques surviving alongside them.

Link’s Awakening

The Knight’s Family is only briefly mentioned in Link’s Awakening, in a book in Mabe Village’s library. It informs the player of how to perform the Spin Attack.

ある一族の血を引く者だけに伝わる秘剣がある Bを押し続けて力をためろ! たまったらボタンをはなすのだ!

There is a secret sword technique that has been passed down only to those with the blood of a certain family. Keep pressing B to save your power! Release the button when it's full!

Mabe Village Library Book (Link’s Awakening) - Translated by Sidier

This tells us more of what we already learned in A Link to the Past; the Spin Attack is a technique passed down by a certain family, which as we know is the Knight’s Family. Otherwise, there is nothing else of substance to really focus on in Link’s Awakening, if it weren’t for the 2019 Nintendo Switch remake.

The 2019 remake the design of Link’s shield to instead be that of the Hylian Shield, a shield that would be formally introduced in the series in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Keep that in mind as we move onto that entry and discuss its connections to the Knight’s Family.

Ocarina of Time

The most substantial connection this game has to the Knight’s Family is in the form of the Hylian Shield. The description provided by the Bazaar Owner states the following:

ハイリアの盾（たて）　８０ルピー ハイリアの騎士が持つ　大きな盾。 炎攻撃を　防ぐ。

Hylian Shield 80 Rupees - Hylian Knight's large shield. It protects against fire attacks.

Bazaar (Ocarina of Time) - Translated by Sidier

This establishes that the Hylian Shields are utilized by the Hylian Knights (ハイリアの騎士). While technically the Knight’s Family aren’t explicitly mentioned by name, future entries will further clarify that members of the Knight’s Family - primarily the various Heroes in the series - are the ones who are associated with using the Hylian Shield, which also explains why Link’s Awakening retroactively makes Link’s shield, which he acquired from his uncle, a version of the Hylian Shield.

 In summary, this is the first game in the series that associates the Knight’s Family - who in this specific entry are just referred to as Hylian Knights - with the Hylian Shield. 

Majora's Mask

In Majora’s Mask, we see the appearance of a strange new shield, which is referred to as the Hero’s Shield. Visually, it very clearly is intended to be a kind of Hylian Shield, and was likely specifically created for Link given its small size. As the Knights of Hyrule are associated with the Hylian Shield and Link was specifically given a custom, smaller version of a Hylian Shield, it’s interesting to note this association between Link and the Knights of Hyrule. This should be expected, given the Hero’s familial ties and origins to the Knights.

Oracle of Seasons/Ages

While it’s a small appearance, in the introduction of Oracle of Seasons, we’re introduced to Din’s traveling troupe. Talking to the members will result in one of them saying the following about their identity as members of a troupe:

でもそれは 世をあざむくかりのすがた 大きなこえではいえませんが じつはわれらは ハイラルのきしなのです

The thing is, that’s just an alias we’re using to fool the world. I can’t say it very loud, but we’re actually Knights of Hyrule.

Knight (Oracle of Seasons) - Translated by Sidier

This is the first time in the series in the Japanese source text where they’re called their most prominent and well known name, the Knights of Hyrule ( ハイラルのきし). Given the relative placement of Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages on the timeline, this would mean that, following A Link to the Past, the knightly order was restored in some respects after their destruction in the Imprisoning War.

The only other possible reference to the Knights of Hyrule is the end of Oracle of Ages, where Ralph uses a variation of the secret sword technique from A Link to the Past. However, given that he doesn’t charge his blade up, it’s likely that this is intended to be Ralph stumbling around, and not him actually performing the technique.

Four Swords Anniversary Edition

In Four Swords Anniversary Edition, after clearing the Hero’s Trial, or in the Japanese release, the Training Grounds (修練場), Link learns a new sword technique:

『修練場』 をクリアした。 大回転斬りをおぼえた! 回転斬り中にB ボタン連打で 連続回転斬りだ! 

The "Training Grounds" is cleared. I have learned the Great Spinning Slash! Press the B button repeatedly while performing the Spinning Slash to perform a continuous Spinning Slash!

Flavor Text (Four Swords Anniversary Edition) - Translated by Sidier

Link learns the Hurricane Spin, or in the Japanese release, the Great Spinning Slash (大回転斬り. 

This is the same sword technique that was taught to Link by Q. Bumpkin in A Link to the Past, so, while small, this is a continuation of the passing on and learning of the techniques that belong to the Knights of Hyrule.

The Wind Waker

The Wind Waker holds a significant amount of revelations regarding the Knights of Hyrule and their lore as the series begins to move into the modern era. To begin with, we learn at the beginning of the game that the Hero’s Shield, a shield that was said to have been utilized by a hero from the past, is passed down through Link’s family. This coincides with what we learned in A Link to the Past, where the Hero appears exclusively from within the Knight’s Family, so it would make sense that one Hero could be the descendant of a previous Hero. 

(Note: while some believe, due to Jabun’s discussion with the King of Red Lions, that the Hero of Winds is unrelated to the Hero of Time and thus he would not be a member of the Knight’s Family by default, this is an incorrect interpretation of the source text. What the King of Red Lions says in response to Jabun asking if he had located the Hero of Time is this:

私が連れている　この者は 伝説とは　無縁の者です ですが、この者の持つ勇気に 私は、可能性を感じました

The one I have brought with me is not a part of the legend, but I can feel potential in the courage he possesses. 

King of Red Lions (Wind Waker) - Translated by Sidier

The exact term used for “part” is 部分, which means part, portion or section. Basically, the King of Red Lions is not commenting on Link’s lineage at all - he’s saying to Jabun, no, the individual I have with me has nothing to do with the legend of the Hero of Time and is a different person entirely. The interpretation that he is unrelated by blood to the Hero of Time is inaccurate and brought about due to localization flaws and a lack of insight of the series in regards to Link’s family.)

The next overt reference to the Knights of Hyrule is when Link pulls the Master Sword. As soon as he does, a group of knight statues that surround Link lower their swords around him, as if “knighting” him in a ceremony. These statues were likely created to recognize the person who pulls the sword, the Hero, as a member of the Knights of Hyrule, and to show his or her connection to them.

The Knights of Hyrule are also mentioned by name later in the game by the King of Red Lions, who describes their failed assault on Ganon:

ガノン城は　昔・・・ 勇猛果敢な　ハイラルの騎士団でさえ 落とせなかった　難攻不落の城だ ガノンの幻影に惑わされぬよう 感覚を研ぎ澄ますのだ

Ganon's Castle was once an impregnable castle that even the valiant Knights of Hyrule could not topple... so steel your senses and do not be deceived by Ganon's illusions.

King of Red Lions (Wind Waker) - Translated by Sidier

The Japanese term for Knight of Hyrule (ハイラルの騎士団) utilized by the King of Red Lions is slightly different than the term used in Oracle of Seasons, and actually incorporates the the term from A Link to the Past’s manual, Order of Knights (騎士団), but the two terms are still referring to the same thing.

The most important connection to the Knight’s Family present in The Wind Waker is in the form of the Knight’s Crest, or in the Japanese release, the Swordsman’s Emblem (剣士の紋章), is a type of collectible treasure that can be acquired from either defeating Darknuts, who wear it around their waists, or stealing it from them via the Grappling Hook. Orca from Outset Island has this to say about them:

剣士の紋章、それは力だけでなく 知恵、そして勇気をかねそなえた者のみが 集めることのできる　剣士の証 そして、それらを １０個　集めることができた者のみが、 一撃必殺の剣の技をおぼえる力を持つという

The Swordsman’s Emblem - a mark of a swordsman that can only be collected by those who possess not only power but also wisdom and courage. Only those who can collect ten of them have the ability to learn a sword technique that can kill with a single blow.

Orca (The Wind Waker) - Translated by Sidier

Upon collecting ten of these crests and bringing them back to Orca, Link learns the special sword technique that Orca mentions. Upon performing this technique, Orca says this:

リンクおお、それがまことの大回転斬りか？！ ワシら兄弟の長年の夢を よくかなえてくれた！

Link! Oh! Is that the real Great Spinning Slash? You have fulfilled the long-held dream of my brother and I!

Orca (The Wind Waker) - Translated by Sidier

The technique Link performs is the Hurricane Spin, or, in the Japanese release, the Great Spinning Slash (大回転斬り). This is the same technique that was passed down by the Bumpkin family in A Link to the Past and learnt by Link after completing the Hero’s Trial in Four Swords Anniversary Edition. This draws a connection between the Knights of Hyrule and the The Wind Waker incarnation of the Darknuts. Darknuts have appeared in the series since the very first entry, but in this entry, due to possessing the Knight’s Crests, which Link uses to perform the Hurricane Spin, these Darknuts are connected to the Knights of Hyrule and their techniques – in fact, if Link performs the Hurricane Spin in the presence of a Darknut, they will perform it alongside Link, showing that they are capable of demonstrating a technique of the Knights of Hyrule.

While no direct conclusions can be drawn from The Wind Waker alone, this heavily implies that the Darknuts - at least as depicted in the Wind Waker - were Knights of Hyrule that were corrupted or transformed, somehow, and the Knight’s Crests that they bear are capable of passing on their techniques. 

The connection of the Knights of Hyrule to Darknuts as well as the Knight’s Crests will be greatly expanded upon in the next game to be discussed, Four Swords Adventures.

Four Swords Adventures

In Four Swords Adventures, we get our most expansive appearance of the Knights of Hyrule to date. In the game, we encounter several Knights of Hyrule - or rather, what’s left of them. 

The Knights of Hyrule are first brought up after saving the Green Maiden at the Tower of Flames, where she compares the bravery of the four Links to the Knights of Hyrule.

この炎の中を　あなたは…。 …その勇気、まるでハイラル騎士団（きしだん）のようですわ！…ハイラル騎士団…！彼らは　ゆうかんで忠実、使命のためには　命をもおしまないハイラル王国の　ほこりです。このハイラルには天空への道を開く神器、４つの宝玉があります。ハイラル王家は　宝玉を守る役目を、しんらい厚い　騎士団に代々　あたえてきました。しかし　その彼らがこのハイラルの危機にすがたを見せないなんて…。いったい　何が…？

You made it through the flames!…. …your courage is just like that of the Knights of Hyrule! The Knights of Hyrule…! They are the pride of the Kingdom of Hyrule, eager, loyal, and willing to die for their mission. In Hyrule, there are four treasures, sacred artifacts that open the way to the sky. The Royal Family of Hyrule has given the role of guarding the treasures to the highly trusted Order of Knights for generations. But how could they not show themselves in the face of Hyrule's crisis? What in the world is happening…?

Green Maiden (Four Swords Adventures) - Translated by Sidier

In this dialogue, we learn a lot about the Knights of Hyrule in this era. For starters, they’re the “pride of the Kingdom of Hyrule,” and they guard the four Royal Jewels, which when united allow an individual to access the Tower of Winds and by extension the Realm of the Heavens. When describing the Knights of Hyrule, she uses two terms - one is the same term from Wind Waker that the King of Red Lions used, and the other is just Order of Knights (騎士団) standalone, which hasn’t been used in this manner since A Link to the Past’s manual. This is likely due to the intimate story connections that Four Swords Adventures has to A Link to the Past. 

As the game continues, we learn of the unfortunate fates of the Knights of Hyrule who protected the four Royal Jewels. The Red Knight puts it like this:

赤き宝玉を　まもりし騎士。勇者よ聞け、騎士のなげきを。我々ハイラル騎士団は、強大な武器を持った男に倒され、宝玉とともに　魔界へと落とされた。その後すぐ　黒き影達により、我々と宝玉は　各地に散らされ天空の塔は　すがたを消してしまった。

I am the Knight who guarded the Red Jewel. Hear, O heroes, the knight's cry. We, the Knights of Hyrule, were defeated by a man with a mighty weapon, and cast into the demon world together with the jewels. Soon after, the black shadows dispersed us and the jewel to various places, and the tower of the sky disappeared.

Red Knight (Four Swords Adventures) - Translated by Sidier 

In summary, Ganon encountered them, and, using the evil magic of the Trident, turned them into demons, and then turned the Royal Jewels into portals to the Dark World. The Links slay them in combat, freeing them of their torment. The Links are then tasked with saving the Princess Zelda along with the rest of Hyrule by the spirits of the Knights before they pass on. However, they aren’t the only example of possessed Knights of Hyrule in the game. The Links also encounter multiple knight enemies throughout the game, and, when comparing their appearances and even their manner of fighting to those of the corrupted Knights of Hyrule, we quickly realize these knight enemies are also corrupted Knights of Hyrule. 

Most interesting, however, is the name that is provided to these knight enemies in the The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords + - Official Nintendo Guidebook (ゼルダの伝説4つの剣+―任天堂公式ガイドブック). In it, the first encounter with one of these enemies is described in the book as follows:

では青のタートナックと多数の兵士が出現。タートナックは手強いので、先に兵士を倒し、１対１の状況に持ちこもう。全滅させると大量のフォースが降り、先へ進めるようになる。

In the first section, a blue Tartnac and many soldiers appear. The Tartnac is tough, so you must defeat the soldiers first and bring the game to a one-on-one situation. If all the soldiers are killed, a large amount of Force will descend and you will be able to proceed.

Shogakukan Guidebook - Translated by Sidier

These enemies are called Tartnacs (タートナック), which is the Japanese name for Darknut. This means that Four Swords Adventures explicitly confirms that Darknuts - at least in their modern incarnation - are corrupted Knights of Hyrule, as heavily implied in The Wind Waker, explaining their usage of a sword technique that is passed down amongst the Knights of Hyrule. 

(Note: Again, while I am hesitant to use guidebooks, they can be considered a sort of necessary evil when it comes to learning the names of enemies present in video games, as sometimes these games simply do not elaborate on the names of enemies. Also, when analyzing the source in this instance - Shogakukan, the publishers of the book - have been privileged with the opportunity to read several Nintendo development documents and have interviewed several Nintendo staff members over the years, and thus have likely been given access to the names of enemies created during the development process. Further, when cross referencing the book with other sources such as the game and the official Four Swords Adventures Japanese website, the names that are present are consistent across all three. Therefore, I believe it’s reasonable to use the guidebook in this instance.)

We also see the return of the Knight’s Crest from The Wind Waker. While the belt itself doesn’t make an appearance, the symbol on it appears several times. The first time we see it is at the beginning of the game, though it is slightly obscured. It’s present in the chamber of Hyrule Castle that allows for access to the Four Sword Sanctuary, and then in the Four Sword Sanctuary itself.

This is significant, as we learn in the introduction that the Four Sword was once utilized in the past by a Hero who used it to seal away Vaati, or, in the Japanese release, Gufū (グフー): 

その昔　ハイラルという国にグフーという風の魔神があらわれ美しい娘を次々とさらっていきました人々が困り果てているとそこへ一本の剣をたずさえた旅の勇者があらわれました勇者が剣をぬくと体が4つに分かれ力を合わせてグフーを退治したといいますその後　勇者がグフーを封印（ふういん）した剣はフォーソードと名付けられハイラルの奥地　　聖域（せいいき）にひっそりと　まつられていました

A long time ago, in a country called Hyrule, a wind demon called Gufū appeared and kidnapped beautiful girls one after another. When the people were in trouble, a traveling Hero appeared carrying a sword. When the Hero drew his sword, It is said that his body was divided into four and they combined their powers to exterminate Gufū. Afterwards, the sword with which the Hero sealed Gufū was named the Four Sword, and it was quietly enshrined in a sacred area in the depths of Hyrule.

Introduction (Four Swords Adventures) - Translated by Sidier

The symbol is also present on the map of Hyrule, as seen in the credits. This would make sense with the knowledge of the Green Maiden calling the Knights of Hyrule the “pride of Hyrule” - their symbol adorns the map of Hyrule because of the value they hold to the kingdom due to being Hyrule’s sworn protectors and the family of the Hero.

Finally, their symbol appears in the Palace of Darkness, above where the Dark Mirror was once enshrined. To understand the significance of this, it’s important to know exactly what the Dark Mirror is and its involvement in the history of Hyrule. We learn this from the White Maiden, after rescuing her at Hyrule Castle:

それに森の奥深くにある神殿。そこには闇の鏡がまつられています。はるか昔　闇の一族がハイラルに　せめこんだ時、その者らを　鏡の中に閉じこめました。そして、闇の一族と　あの鏡がこの世界と　関わりを持たぬようその神殿へ　かくしたのです。心悪しき者の手へと、闇の鏡が　わたるような事は、決して　あってはなりません。

There’s also a temple deep in the forest. The Dark Mirror is enshrined there. A long time ago, when a Dark Clan invaded Hyrule, they were trapped inside a mirror. Then, to avoid the Dark Clan and that mirror from interfering with our world, they were hidden in that temple. The dark mirror should never fall into the hands of someone with an evil heart.

White Maiden (Four Swords Adventures) - Translated by Sidier

The last small connection to the Knights of Hyrule in Four Swords Adventures is the return of the Hurricane Spin from A Link to the Past, Four Swords Anniversary Edition, and The Wind Waker. The sword technique has a slightly different name in the Japanese version this time, around, however - instead of Great Spinning Slash (大回転斬り), it’s more accurately read as the Super Spinning Slash (超回転斬り), but otherwise it is identical to the technique from the previous games.  

The Minish Cap

A minor aspect of The Minish Cap’s connection to the Knights of Hyrule is the reappearance of The Wind Waker aesthetic of Darknuts, who, as we’ve established alongside their appearance in Four Swords Adventures, are corrupted Knights of Hyrule.

More importantly, however, is the Blade family. The Blade family is first introduced to us in Hyrule Town in the form of Swiftblade, the second eldest sibling in the Blade family.

He teaches a dojo on swordplay, and all of his siblings, whenever Link finds them, will also teach Link new sword techniques and abilities. The first technique Link learns from Swiftblade is one that has been present several times in the series before: the Spin Attack, or the Spinning Slash (回転斬り).

秘伝 回転斬りを おぼえた！テッシン ししょうから 数わった さいしょの剣技だ！

I learned the secret art, the Spinning Slash! This is the first art that Master Tesshin taught me!

Flavor Text (The Minish Cap) - Translated by Sidier

As we know, the Spin Attack is a technique closely associated with the Knights of Hyrule, as it is passed down closely within their families, thus associating the Blade Family with the Knights of Hyrule due to their passing down of this technique. Over the course of the game, Link encounters the other Blade siblings and learns the other secret arts, which are recorded via collectible scrolls called Tiger Scrolls. Swiftblade I, whose ghost can be found in Castor Wilds, teaches us the final secret art which is passed down through the Tiger Scroll. The ultimate sword art of the game, similar to previous entries and subsequent entries, is none other than what this game dubs the Great Spin Attack, or, in the Japanese, the Great Spinning Slash (大回転斬り). 

秘伝 大回転斬りを おぼえた！ これぞ キュウキョクの 剣技なり！！

You learned the secret art, the Great Spinning Slash! This is the ultimate art!

Flavor Text (The Minish Cap) - Translated by Sidier

As we’ve established thus far, the Knights of Hyrule are demonstrably connected with certain sword techniques such as the Hurricane Spin/Great Spin Attack, so this makes it likely that the passing down of these techniques establishes the Blade Family as Knights of Hyrule.

Something to keep in mind for later is also the technique taught by Grimblade. Upon learning his technique, this is the flavor text we are given: 

秘伝 剣ビームを おぼえた！剣の先から ビビッと ビーム！！ライフが まんたんの時しか 使えない 

I have learned the secret of the Sword Beam! The sword beam comes from the tip of the sword! I can only use this when I am at full life.

Flavor Text (The Minish Cap) - Translated by Sidier

We learn from this text that the Sword Beam (剣ビーム), a technique originating from the very first entry in the series, is also a technique that can be taught and passed down via those who possess the blood of the Knights of Hyrule, as it is passed down via the Blade Family to Link, and as we know, the Blade Family knowing how to perform and being able to teach the Hurricane Spin/Great Spin Attack establishes they are also Knights of Hyrule.

Twilight Princess

Twilight Princess has two topics relevant to the Knights of Hyrule: the Hero’s Spirit and the return of Darknuts. 

The Hero’s Spirit, also known as the Hero’s Shade, is an enigmatic specter who takes either the form of a golden, shimmering wolf, or a skeletal warrior donned in ruined armor.

When we encounter him, he teaches us seven secret sword arts called the Hidden Skills, or, in the Japanese release, what he refers to as Secrets (奥義). After learning the second Hidden Skill, he tells Link the following: 

お前に伝えるべき奥義はまだ５つある だがそれは、気高き獣の精神を備える勇者の血族だけに受け継がれるもの

I still have five more secrets to tell you. However, they can only be inherited by the blood relatives of the Hero who possesses the spirit of a noble beast.

Hero’s Spirit (Twilight Princess) - Translated by Sidier

This tells us a few things. First, the Hero’s Spirit having secret sword techniques that can only be passed down by the blood relatives of the Hero, ergo the Knights of Hyrule, reaffirms what we’ve already seen before such as with the Spin Attack and the Hurricane Spin being passed down through the Knight’s Family. Second, it also reaffirms that Link is of the Knight’s Family while also revealing to us that the Hero’s Spirit is a member of the Knight’s Family, as he is the one who is teaching the techniques in the first place. 

After teaching Link the technique, the Hero’s Spirit says the following before departing:

ついに、全ての奥義を手にしたな 勇者として生をうけながら後世にそれを伝えることの出来なかった我が無念も、ようやく晴らすことが出来た必ずや、幾多の戦いを経て　なお、曇りなき眼で未来を見据えるそなたならこのハイラルを在りし日の神々が愛でた大地に戻すことが出来るだろう・・・さらばだ！怯まずに進め、我が子よ！

At last, you've mastered all of the Secrets! Though I was destined to be the Hero, I could not pass those lessons on to future generations. I at last was able to ease my regrets. After many battles, you can still look to the future with unclouded eyes. Surely you can restore Hyrule to the land that the gods loved in its days of yore. Farewell! Go forth without fear, my child!

Hero’s Spirit (Twilight Princess) - Translated by Sidier

With this, the pieces fall into place on who this specter is. The Hero’s Spirit was once a Hero who developed and formalized seven sword skills into techniques learnable by only blood relatives of the Hero. He wasn’t able to pass these techniques on in life, and, in death, had finally eased his burdens by teaching them to Link. 

This reaffirms what we’ve already seen several times thus far - the Hero is born out of the Knights of Hyrule, who possess sword techniques that are passed down through their lineage.

Another connection to be made is through Twilight Princess’s Darknuts. While they don’t perform any sword techniques exclusive to the Knights of Hyrule in this game, there is a small but significant connection that is present on their armor - in the most apparent spot, their shield. Upon flipping the crest that is present on the shields of Darknuts upside down, it can be observed that it’s actually a variation on the symbol of the Knight’s Crest.

This associates the Darknuts of Twilight Princess with the Darknuts of The Wind Waker as well as the techniques of the Knights of Hyrule, and the appearance of the Knights of Hyrule of Four Swords Adventures, another example of the very solid and continuous throughlines when discussing the Knights of Hyrule.

Phantom Hourglass

Phantom Hourglass has very minimal Knights of Hyrule connections; in fact, there’s only one of significance, which is the reappearance of what this game refers to as the Great Spin Attack, or, as has been mentioned several times now, the Great Spinning Slash (大回転斬り). Following a long trading questline, Link receives an item called the Swordsman’s Scroll, which allows him to perform the technique.

剣士の巻物を手に入れた！巻物に 秘められた剣士の記憶が流れ込む・・・リンクは大回転斬りを使えるようになった！回転斬りと同じようにすばやく3回転させれば使うことができる！

You got the Swordsman's Scroll! The memories of the Swordsman hidden in the scroll are flowing in---Link can now use the Great Spinning Slash! You can use it by quickly spinning 3 times, just like the Spinning Slash!

Flavor Text (Phantom Hourglass) - Translated by Sidier

It’s important to point out that the Japanese name for Swordsman (剣士) in the name of the Swordsman’s Scroll is identical to the term used in the Japanese name of the Knight’s Crest, or the Swordsman’s Emblem (剣士の紋章). Both of these items are utilized to teach Link how to perform the ultimate sword technique, and both share the same term. 

As we have learned from Twilight Princess, only Knights of Hyrule may perform the technique, so we can assume that the Swordsman’s Scroll was handed down from a Knight of Hyrule. As the text alludes, the memories of the Knight - likely the lessons that he or she has learned - are flowing into Link, allowing him to learn the ability of the ultimate sword art. It’s likely that this is similar to how the Knight’s Crests work, but to a greater degree, given how collecting 10 of them allows Link to perform the technique.

Spirit Tracks

Similarly to Phantom Hourglass, the Swordsman’s Scroll makes an appearance. This time it’s acquired from Niko, the Hero of Winds’ longtime friend and fellow member of Tetra’s crew. After acquiring all 20 stamps, Niko has this to say to Link:

あぁそうだね... ご褒美をあげないといかんかったの・・・ほれ これはどうだい!?それも昔の友人からもらったものでのお··· [...] なんでも自分の周りに すばやく 3回 円を描くと 大回転斬りとかいうものが 出せるそうなんだよ··· 

Oh, yeah... I have to give you a reward... how about this? It's a gift from an old friend. [...] If you draw a circle around yourself 3 times quickly, you can perform the Great Spinning Slash.

Niko (Spirit Tracks) - Translated by Sidier

Niko affirms that not only is he in possession of the Swordsman’s Scroll, but it’s the same scroll that once belonged to the Hero of Winds himself that he acquired in the events of Phantom Hourglass. Upon acquiring the scroll, this is what the flavor text has to say: 

剣士の巻物その2を手に入れた! 巻物に秘められた剣士の記憶が流れ込む···リンクは大回転斬りを使えるようになった!回転斬りと同じように すばやく3回円を描けば 繰り出すことができる!

You got the Swordsman's Scroll #2! The memories of the Swordsman hidden in the scroll are flowing in---Link can now use the Great Spinning Slash! Just like the Spinning Slash, you can perform the Great Spinning Slash by quickly drawing a circle around yourself 3 times!

Flavor Text (Spirit Tracks) - Translated by Sidier

As the flavor text alludes, there are actually two separate Swordsman’s Scrolls in this game. The other is acquired at Rabbitland Rescue, a station in the Forest Realm. After catching 50 rabbits in the wild and returning them here, the owner of the rescue, Bunnio, will give Link the first Swordsman’s Scroll, which has the following text accompanying it:

剣士の巻物その1を手に入れた! 巻物に秘められた剣士の記憶が流れ込む・・・リンク よ剣から衝撃波を 出せるようになった! 剣を振るだけで 衝撃波がほとばしる! 

You got the Swordsman's Scroll #1! The memories of the Swordsman hidden in the scroll are flowing in---Link can now emit a shockwave from his sword! Just swing the sword and the shockwave shoots out!

Flavor Text (Spirit Tracks) - Translated by Sidier

With this, we now have another technique that’s being passed down via an artifact likely associated with the Knights of Hyrule - the Sword Beam, which this text refers to as a Shockwave (衝撃波を). This coincides with what we learned from The Minish Cap, where the Blade Family teaches Link how to perform the Sword Beam, meaning that the Sword Beam, while likely not exclusive to them, is also a technique of the Knights of Hyrule. 

Skyward Sword

Skyward Sword sheds significant context on the Knights of Hyrule - or, at least, their origin, and their association with the Hylian Shield. 

Up to this point, we’ve learned that the Hylian Shield is a shield used by the Knights of Hyrule, as established in Ocarina of Time, and appears again in Twilight Princess. There was also a smaller, personalized form of the Hylian Shield made - the Hero’s Shield - for the young Hero of Time before the events of Majora’s Mask occurred. Link's Awakening was also retconned in the Nintendo Switch remake to have the Hylian Shield, as well.

The Hylian Shield in this entry is described as an indestructible shield by the Thunder Dragon, Lanayru, and he is correct - the shield is completely invulnerable to damage and cannot be broken, unlike any of the other shields in the game. As this is the first appearance of the Hylian Shield in the timeline, a designer of the game, Manubu Hiraoka, comments on the significance of the shield and the emblem displayed on it.

たて赤い鳥に乗った勇者が後にハイラルとなる大地を救ったことから、盾には鳥が描かれています。 でも、 図柄はその前から描かれているので、 運命はすでに決まっていたのでしょう。 

The shield has a bird on it because a Hero riding a red bird saved the land that later became Hyrule. But the pattern was created even before that, so his fate must have already been preordained. 

Hiraoka (Designer) (Hyrule Historia pg. 9) - Translated by Sidier

Interestingly enough, Hiraoka points out very clearly that the shield has a red bird pattern on it because of Link’s role in Skyward Sword - he rides a red bird, the Crimson Loftwing, and therefore his shield is emblazoned with the Crimson Loftwing so as to represent him.

With this context, we can then look back at the entire series and understand why the Knights of Hyrule are so connected to the Hylian Shield. The Knights of Hyrule, the family of the Hero, bear the crest of the Hero who rode the Crimson Loftwing because that Hero would be their ancestor, and, given the context of Skyward Sword, also the person who we now know as the origin of their bloodline. While Skyward Sword alone cannot prove that Link in this entry is the progenitor of the Knight’s Family, a future entry will do that work for us.

(Note: I am deliberately ignoring the manga associated with Hyrule Historia due to the many contradictions it has and the lack of direct involvement from any member of Zelda team in the writing and production of the manga, as well as the book itself, which has several gaping errors and contradictions which break the foundation of the series and the games within it.)

Before moving on, I would like to discuss a possible counterargument that could be raised against certain assertions I’ve made thus far - namely about certain techniques being tied to the Knights of Hyrule. 

In Skyloft’s Knight Academy, the instructor of the Sparring Hall, Eagus, teaches sword techniques to the students of the academy. Two of these techniques are sword arts that have been associated with the Knights of Hyrule - the Spin Attack, the Ending Blow, in this game titled the Fatal Blow, or the Finishing Blow (とどめ), as it is referred to in both the Japanese versions of Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword, and the Shield Attack, in this game titled the Shield Bash, or the Shield Attack (盾たてアタック) as it is referred to in both the Japanese versions of Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword. Eagus mentions these names by technique several times, as seen here:

敵が攻撃してくるのに合わせて盾を構えると その勢いで敵の攻撃をはじき返すことができる盾アタックと呼ぶこの技を使えば敵をひるませて 攻撃のスキを作ることができるのだ [...] 丸太の中心に立って動かずに タイミングよく 剣を振らねば回転斬りは 出ないぞ もう一度やってみるか [...] とどめは 盾や回転斬りがきまって敵が吹っ飛んで ダウンした時に有効となる 技だからな

If you hold your shield in time with the enemy's attack, you can use the momentum of your shield to repel the enemy's attack. This technique, called a shield attack, allows the enemy to flinch, creating a gap for you to attack. [...] You must stand in the center of the log and swing your sword at the right moment without moving or you won't be able to perform a Spinning Slash. [...] The "Finishing Blow" is a technique that is effective when the enemy is knocked back or downed by a Shield Attack or a Spinning Slash.

Eagus (Skyward Sword) - Translated by Sidier

As Skyward Sword takes place before the establishment of the Knights of Hyrule, due to the implication of Link in this entry being their progenitor, this could cause a potential contradiction with previous entries that suggest these techniques are associated with the Knights of Hyrule. To quickly debunk this notion in relation to the Fatal Blow and Shield Bash, the Skyward Sword incarnations of the Ending Blow and shield Attack from Twilight Princess, it’s important to look at the context of what the Hero’s Spirit says after learning both of these techniques:

お前に伝えるべき奥義はまだ５つある だがそれは、気高き獣の精神を備える勇者の血族だけに受け継がれるもの

I still have five more secrets to tell you. However, they can only be inherited by the blood relatives of the Hero who possesses the spirit of a noble beast.

Hero’s Spirit (Twilight Princess) - Translated by Sidier

He establishes that the techniques Link learns after the Ending Blow and Shield Attack can only be inherited by blood relatives of the Hero. This means that the Ending Blow and the Shield Attack are not, in fact, exclusive to the Knights of Hyrule, and can likely be performed by anybody who would want to learn them. 

The Spin Attack can be explained best by pointing out the mechanics of the Spin Attack when it is explained to Link. For example, reusing what Link’s uncle says in A Link to the Past:

ナイトの一族に伝わる剣の秘術 お前に... さずけよう。 よくきけ...Bボタンを押し続け 剣に力をためる. ボタンをはな した時、その力が現れる.

The secret of the sword, passed down through the line of knights... I will teach you. Listen carefully. Hold down the B button. When you release the button, the power will be released.

Link’s Uncle (A Link to the Past GBA) - Translated by Sidier

Here, we see that the important part in performing the Spin Attack is focusing power in the blade, and then releasing that charged up power. This is a consistency throughout the series, including games like Link’s Awakening and Ocarina of Time.

The technique Link performs and Eagus teaches in Skyward Sword does not involve focusing energy in the blade - in fact, Eagus never even mentions it, only saying to swing the sword at the right time to perform the technique, as shown in the text provided above. This is very important, as Ocarina of Time, as previously mentioned, actually provides a proper distinctive name for a sudden Spin Attack with no charge:

秘技　回転斬りを　おぼえた！！Βを押して　気合いを　ためる Βをはなすと　回転ビーム！気合いを　ためずに　やりたい時はCを一回転させ　Βで　ＯＫ！クイック回転で　効果バツグン！

I have learned the secret technique of the Spinning Slash! Press Β to build up energy. Release Β for a spinning beam! If I want to do it without building up my energy, Rotate [the Control Stick] once and press Β to perform it. The Quick Spin is very effective! 

Flavor Text (Ocarina of Time) - Translated by Sidier

This text reveals to us that there is a distinction between a charged Spin Attack and an uncharged Spin Attack, which it refers to as a Quick Spin (クイック回転). The Quick Spin involves the performer quickly rotating while swinging their sword without charging energy in their blade. 

This perfectly describes the way Spin Attacks are performed in Skyward Sword, and thus explains why the Skyloft Knight Academy teaches how to perform the Spin Attack before the Knights of Hyrule exist - it’s not a true “Spin Attack” in the sense of charging their blade with energy, an important part of the technique as performed by the Knights of Hyrule. Instead, Link performs a Quick Spin, which, as described in Ocarina of Time, entails the performer specifically not charging their blade with energy.

Therefore, the techniques performed by Eagus and learnt at the Sparring Hall do not contradict that notion that specific sword skills such as the charged Spin Attack are exclusive to the Knights of Hyrule, because the techniques as we see them in Skyward Sword are not ones that are associated with the knights in the first place.

A Link Between Worlds

The Hylian Shield makes another appearance in this entry, depicted almost identically to its Skyward Sword incarnation. The appearance of the shield in this entry again reaffirms the connection the Hero has to the shield, especially after the revelations of Skyward Sword, and thus to the connection the shield has to the Knights of Hyrule as a whole. 

The Hurricane Spin/Great Spin Attack/Great Spin also reappears, this time utilizing the form it took in in Twilight Princess as a significantly larger Spin Attack. It is acquired by Link after being enhanced by Mother Maiamai upon saving all 100 of her children. Mother Maiamai throughout the game will upgrade Link’s gear by sucking it in her mouth and presumably upgrading it inside of her somehow.

Upon returning all of her children to her, she says the following: 

ミーのジュニアたち、みんな見つかりました!ホントにサンクス!コレはサンクスの気持ちデす

All of my juniors have been found! Thank you so much! This is a special THANK YOU!

Mother Maiamai (A Link Between Worlds) - Translated by Sidier 

After saying this, she then sucks Link into her mouth. She spits him out, and upon doing so, we immediately get the following text:

大回転斬りをマスターした! Bを押して気合をタメて放とう!

I have now mastered the Great Spinning Slash! Press "B" to build up power and release it!

Flavor Text (A Link Between Worlds) - Translated by Sidier

Since Mother Maiamai upgraded Link’s items whenever she swallowed them and spat them out, her swallowing and spitting out Link means that  she “upgraded” him. Upon being “upgraded,” Link then expresses that he has acquired mastery over the Great Spinning Slash (大回転斬り), the technique we’ve seen across several entries in the series. This shows that it is also possible to learn the ultimate sword art without formally being taught it or having items that allow access to it such as the Swordsman’s Scrolls from Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, which suggests that it is an innate technique to the bloodline of the Knights of Hyrule that can be accessed through multiple means.

This harkens back to The Wind Waker, where, when Link performs a parry, he can perform three Hidden Skills, the techniques from Twilight Princess,  without ever being directly taught them: the Ending Blow, the Back Sice, and the Helm Splitter. Similarly, this is akin to how some Links must be taught the Sword Beam, while others can naturally perform it.

With all of this information, we can reasonably assert the following: While the secret arts of the Knights of Hyrule that are passed down typically require being learnt from a teacher or an item, it is possible that they can be performed without requiring a teacher or an item due to the innate connection these techniques have with the Knights of Hyrule. This explains why these secret arts appear so often - they are innately tied to the bloodline of the Knights of Hyrule - and why, in Twilight Princess, the Hero’s Spirit established that only those who are blood relatives of the Hero can perform them - their innateness to the Knights of Hyrule is what allows them to be learnable only to them in the first place.

Click HERE for Part 2 of this article!

[arminreindl]

Ultrastenos: Narrow Snouted Mekosuchine?

So this one comes with a pretty big disclaimer. Ultrastenos, evenmoreso than any other mekosuchine, is incomplete and enigmatic. Whereas animals like Mekosuchus at least bolster a long research history or at least somewhat complete remains of specific body parts, Ultrastenos is both new and fragmentary. This, combined with ongoing research, means that this reconstruction is just a preliminary one based on current publications and should not be taken as gospel.

Ultrastenos is best known through assorted skull fragments and crania, notably part of the quadrate and quadratojugal, the occiput (back of the skull), an incomplete lower jaw, misc. postcrania like a tibia and vertebrae and some referred skull tables.

Already we enter some weirdness as the type material all stems from the Low Lion Site of the Riversleigh WHA, while the skull tables are from the White Hunter Site (also Riversleigh). Tho they are roughly of the same age, both being late Oligocene, but they are still different localities.

As is apparent both from my recon and the mandible, the lower jaw of Ultrastenos constricted weirdly rapidly, broad at the back and yet narrow towards the front (thus its name, which just means "extremly narrow").

A key issue here is that we don't know how long the rostrum was. We only have it up to the fourth-last tooth, so how long the snout would have continued we don't know. The idea that the snout was short has been entertained, but is deemed unlikely given that the mandible is very shallow. This would instead be more in line with long-snouted animals like gharials.

Size is another point of question. The type material is very small, only about two meters is what I recovered and the paper notes it's "only about as big as a freshwater crocodile", which matches fairly well I'd say. But it is not known whether or not the specimen was actually an adult, so we may find larger individuals in the future.

Which brings us to the disclaimer.

In 2023's "Migrations, diversifications and extinctions: the evolutionary history of crocodyliforms in Australasia", the confusion and uncertainty of Ultrastenos is once more brought up. Some of what is written is what you'd expect, which is that it's enigmatic and the interpretations of Stein et. al. need more research. Logical so far, its undeniably fragmentary and the interpretation is undeniably speculative. The fact that its phylogenetic placement among mekosuchines is a mess is likewise not a surprise. The original tree differs A LOT from more recent results, while the only other tree that included Ultrastenos is that of Rio and Mannion, which I generally avoid personally.

But the interesting nugget is that apparently, a close relative has been found since then which might have a big impact. But this research is still in prep courtesy of Adam Yates (who I've been told will publish the description of the Alcoota Baru soon enough). So will my recon become obsolete? Probably. But I'll update it accordingly once the time comes.

But lets briefly let go of safety and scepticism and consider the possibility that it really was a long-snouted mekosuchine. Aside from some of the anatomical clues like the shallow mandible, sameish teeth and narrow snout, a longirostrine croc would be expected, from the region, would it not? After all, long snouts evolved many times separately in crocs and despite having an incredibly diverse croc fauna, Australia is shockingly lacking in those. The only examples currently known are the Miocene Harpacochampsa, the Pliocene to Pleistocene Gunggamarandu and the current freshwater crocodile. The former two are gharials the later a crocodylid.

Furthermore, the White Hunter Site, if you remember prior posts, was positively teeming with mekosuchines of all different niches. Large semi-aquatic predators like Baru, small semi-aquatic ones like "Baru" huberi and terrestrial forms like Mekosuchus and Quinkana. So to fit in, Ultrastenos must have done something differently, and conveniently a longirostrine nische is still open. So why not.

Illustrations by Joschua Knüppe and Ashley Patch

So that's it. Ultrastenos, the enigmatic, possibly longirostrine mekosuchine of the Riversleigh. Will this post age badly? Maybe, maybe not, we'll see. Wikipedia: Ultrastenos - Wikipedia Primary sources: Stein, Michael; Hand, Suzanne J.; Archer, Michael (26 May 2016). "A new crocodile displaying extreme constriction of the mandible, from the late Oligocene of Riversleigh, Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (5): e1179041. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1179041 Ristevski, J.; Willis, P.M.A.; Yates, A.M.; White, M.A.; Hart, L.J.; Stein, M.D.; Price, G.J.; Salisbury, S.W. (2023). "Migrations, diversifications and extinctions: the evolutionary history of crocodyliforms in Australasia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology: 1–46. doi:10.1080/03115518.2023.2201319. S2CID 258878554

[nowtoboldlygo]

psyched to graduate sixth grade!!!!

khan academy math review i will defeat youuuuuuuu

notes for the future:

fucking multi-digit multiplication and division kicked my ass, egregiously. i spent over an hour trying to get four questions correct in a row for Multiplying decimals like 0.847x3.54 [link].

i had a couple of solutions: working twice before submitting, generating new problems, downloading an app to do times tables more often........ and now i hit those questions correctly and quickly every time.

learned about the reciprocal of a fraction! kind of a mind fuck? read a fun article about it. also, the term multiplicative inverse.

really struggled with some of the logic of many word problems, but started clicking through the Show how we answered this question options and that really helped!

in sixth grade i was actually in pre-algebra, which for khan academy is showing about 50% complete at the moment. we're getting there!!!!

[nokingsonlyfooles]

Health Update, for those who might notice or care!

So, here's my consequences for needing healthcare and trying to get it:

A humiliating phone appointment, wherein I did at least manage to plead successfully for an in-person appointment, and an assurance that the pharmacy should give me the generic patches that hurt less if I ask for them, and I didn't need to involve the doctor.

A week's worth of anxiety and research and note taking.

A hour and fifteen wait in a hot waiting room and exam room (AC was broken).

An anxiety attack stemming from clueless statements reflecting just how little the doctor knew or cared about the available medications and how they might help me.

Driving, paying for parking, and getting locked in a garage due to the long wait time.

A prescription for "more estrogen" that turned out to be WAY LESS estrogen.

More phone calls, research and anxiety to confirm the above.

More pain!

A brief callback that did not acknowledge any error and stated I could go back to my old prescription if I didn't like the new one.

When pressed that the entire point of this exercise was more estrogen and that I wasn't getting it, another callback with a demand to contact the other doctor she referred me to instead.

And a referral to (it turns out!) a doctor whose office does not answer the phone, has a full voicemail box, and isn't accepting email from new patients.

And the cherry on top: There's a shortage of generic patches and I will have to refill my prescription with the brand name ones that hurt more.

No apologies. All of this is MY problem.

This has been an utter cul-de-sac. 100% punishment, no reward! This is still more help than I was getting in the States, but I'm starting to suspect that, on this matter at least, it's just down to having more energy and irritability 'cos I'm getting better treatment for my thyroid. If I had a little less to give right now, I'd just give right the fuck up.

I am not attached to this assigned gender, and I'm not attached to these gendered pieces of myself. If I didn't get crazy scar tissue and pain from surgeries in the past, I would go out and trade my tits for hugs RIGHT NOW. I have no idea what the undercarriage needs to stop hurting, but I don't care what it looks like and I'd do whatever works. It's just, I don't think I should NEED to do that. There are plenty of options on the table that don't require thousands of dollars and general anesthesia and scar tissue, but they're being gatekept away from me. "A woman" couldn't possibly need anything beyond the most basic interventions, no matter what!

I think, unless I break through to this other doctor somehow, my options are: Beg for a referral to a gender clinic, or Beg the endocrinologist to handle all my hormones. I don't know why he's been so reluctant to do that. I know other people whose endocrinologists handle everything. Maybe he just assumed I'd prefer a lady-doctor for lady-things and he'll adjust if I tell him that's not the case. But I don't know. I'm gonna hafta find out, but I don't know.

All this is taking place while the spouse is dealing with this insane extra workload for the CPA exam too. I'm getting seriously concerned for what this is gonna do to HIS health. And I have an eye appointment on Saturday where I'm going to have to explain: "IT DOESN'T MATTER IF MY VISION IS 20/20 SOMETIMES, MY STAMINA IS SHIT AND I'M LEARNING TO KEEP READING AND DRAWING WITH DOUBLE VISION AND BLURRED LINES! I DIDN'T NEED TO PAY YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THAT - I ALREADY HAD THAT FOR FREE!"

I don't know how much I'm going to be able to keep pushing on this for the near future. I wanted to write more and fix the website and put more things in the store too. *sigh* Sorry, my few readers, if you should see this. I got a lot goin on.

[didanawisgi]

Conclusion:

"I hope this report unequivocally demonstrates that Long Covid patients are not a persistent source for currently detected highly transmissible lineages or for future highly virulent cryptic lineages. Instead, these patients suffer from immune pathological consequences stemming from SIR-enabling VBTIs within highly C-19 vaccinated populations. SIR-enabling VBTIs, and thus the sporadic and temporary emergence of cryptic SC-2 lineages and the accompanying so-called Long Covid cases, are merely the consequences of escalating immune escape and immune pressure originating from mass vaccination and eventually driving the virus to evolve with remarkable gain-of-function (see fig. 1).

Mass vaccination, rather than the lack of acceptance of updated C-19 vaccinations, is the sole cause of the seemingly perpetual cycle of viral immune escape and the accompanying rise in chronic immune pathology (referred to as ‘Long Covid’). However, the increasing incidence of Long Covid cases, coupled with the evolution of JN.1 descendants towards higher levels of intrinsic infectiousness, serves as the harbinger of a dramatic wave of highly virulent VBTIs that will ultimately put an end to the large-scale gain-of-function experiment conducted in highly C-19 vaccinated populations.

There shall be no doubt that the responsibility of this unprecedented gain-of-function experiment on the very human species solely lies with those who orchestrated this mass vaccination program. Neither patients dealing with Long Covid nor individuals who declined the C-19 vaccination or rejected the updated boosters, can be blamed for the increasing incidence of Long Covid and the looming disaster that could have been prevented if the principle of "First, do no harm" had been honored." - Geert Vanden Bossche

[thatdesklamp]

Oh my goodness! Hello!

I wanted to pop in and say that I absolutely adore Intrinsic Warmth. I honestly requested an AO3 account so I can stay updated with whenever you post. I literally read Intrinsic Warmth for the better part of my Wednesday. Chapter 12 was so heartbreaking, I really hope Gojo and Hebi figure things out stat.

If you dont mind, I have a few questions regarding Gojo (i dont know if you’ll expand on later or just leaving it be - so absolutely no pressure to answer this).

Number one is in the 2007 oneshot Gojo thinks about one time before the big fight where he thought of Hebi in a romantic light - will we ever figure out what that moment was?

and then my second question is: did Gojo ever speak to Jin Hebi in chapter 10 when Hebi left to go have a bit of a panic attack in the other room. I’d be super curious in what their interaction would be like now Gojo is an adult.

No pressure at all with these questions! You’ve created such an amazing character and I love how Hebi interacts with everyone in the story, I can’t wait for chapter 13.

Hello!! Thank you so much :( That's so cool and crazy--and bingeing a fic that's nearing 150k words in one day is absolutely insane, and you're stronger than me. IW is reaching my usual cut-off point for fics, lmao, in terms of word count--and I just know it's so likely we'll be reaching 200k at some point, which just gets a bit long for me LOL. So you're braver than me!! Huzzah!

And questions! For sure! I love getting questions because I either 100% know the answer and get to be like, oooh! they noticed!, or it's something I literally hadn't even considered and now I'm like, ooh! I've got to think about this some more!

The first one is somewhere in the middle. I've got one irl friend who properly knows about IW, and she's my first port of call when I have random questions about characterisation or how things come across in my writing (she's awesome), and something she said ages ago was actually the inspiration for the 2007 oneshot, about Gojo having dreams about Hebi without really understanding what it meant. Anyway, she's mentioned that she's always thought 15yo Gojo would've had the tiniest little inkling of some feelings, which honestly was why I put that in there.

Also, honestly because I thought it was pretty funny to put a reference in there without any elaboration. Will they notice? What will they think? ha ha ha he he he.

I can't say at the moment whether I'll circle back to it! If it comes up in IW then I might talk about it as a nudge-nudge-wink-wink to the tumblr people over here, but I also can't see myself writing a oneshot about it just because I do think the ambiguity is really really funny. tldr, I'm not sure! Maybe. It's up to future me.

Your second question falls squarely in the realm of, oh shit, I didn't even think about that but now I absolutely have to. I too would be super curious about their dynamic! Damn. I hadn't thought about what Gojo was doing when Hebi was off, not with any specifics, but I absolutely do want to explore how an interaction between him and her dad would work now they're adults.

Okay, after thinking about it for a little more: when he was younger, Gojo would have never missed an opportunity to talk to the Hebi family, esp. Jin, my girl's father. Usually to taunt them, show off, pretty ostentatious and superior. It'd stem from his hatred of them from what they did to Hebi, but also from the more immature desire to prove his superiority over everyone.

I think when he'd get older and more mature, when Hebi was retreating from her family, he'd see speaking with her family as somewhat of a betrayal of her, a la 2005. If she's not talking to them, he shouldn't either, to show solidarity. Also, it'd be politically wise: excluding the family from the company of Satoru Gojo is an intentional slight, and one that would have been felt throughout all of the society. But I can't see politics being Gojo's main motivator; it'd have to be his loyalty to Hebi. His hatred of her family wouldn't have changed, probably just getting stronger to be fair, but there would be less of that childish need to assert himself as the 'best' over her family.

But I think, at some point, he would have spoken to them, and properly gone off on them. I can't think at the moment as to when, specifically, but I just have a feeling he would have, as an adult. Maybe when she wasn't speaking to him? Not sure. But this is something I want to circle back to. If you see it in future IW chapters, you know why!!!!

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1. Understand Your Hiring Needs

Before approaching a recruitment agency, think about your needs adequately. You need to hire people for which positions, what kind of skills are being sought, and how much experience one needs. Whether you need temporary staffing, permanent placements, or executive hires, knowing from lane one the hiring needs can help you go to an agency that specializes in your industry.

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Employment laws in India are difficult to manage, as they vary from state to state. An employment agency you choose must have all legal and regulatory affairs in order, adhering to all labor laws, compliance with tax requirements, and employee benefits. Thus, more information is available to someone from Chennai who will do everything for you in accordance with the regulations.

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Any partnership must maintain better communication. You must evaluate an agency that values cardinal transparency and thus provides information throughout the recruitment pathway. Agencies that regularly update, have open discussions, and respond promptly to queries are considered professional and trustworthy. To avoid deadlock, establish all reasonable ground rules on shared timelines, reporting formats, and communication points.

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Recruitment in this digital age is considerably leveraging technology. Some of the largest manpower agencies in Chennai make use of online application procedures designed to simplify the manpower-hiring process. It is hence essential to delve into the available technology on the table for the agency to uniformly maintain desired efficient and prudent results.

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Every business has its own specific recruitment needs. A good staffing agency will be able to accept flexibility by designing its services to match up with an organization's requirements. Whether you view them as specialized, say, you want many hires at the beginning of a brand new project, or you are looking for a few recruitment efforts that need an in-depth understanding of the industry, the agency should have placed proceeding in accordance.

9. Negotiate Terms and Pricing

Now we are to seal an official commitment to deal with this or that hired body; in the next set of the preparatory steps, we take it upon ourselves to haggle the finer points, thus showing the need for a working model, contact, or agreement between you and the agency. There are many ways that an agency could be charging you, for example, on a flat fee basis, based on a percentage agreement. In any event, whatever the price, engage the agency to wholly understand price structures, costs, and terms so that they are seen and agreed upon in full view. You are, however, urged to stay clear about the cheapest option because even the priciest may turn out cheap in the end. Instead, focus on the value and service quality offered by the agency.

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Looking at longer perspectives, at the root of objectives and aspirations, agencies need evaluation strictly directed toward responsive performance. Objective-minded appraisal coupled with established future-performance criteria could help compare the accounting as agents for the outcomes. Ensure clear service metrics are configured to measure success and always review them continuously. These metrics should include quality of hires, time to fill, and retention rates. Review these continuously to ensure that the agency lives up to the mark and offers benefits.

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When done right, collaborating with a manpower agency in Chennai can bring numerous benefits to your organization:

- Access to a Vast Talent Pool: Manpower agencies have extensive networks and databases of candidates, giving you access to a diverse range of talent.

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Conclusion

Teaming up with a manpower agency from Chennai can be a game changer for your recruitment procedures, but hey, it isn't just that easy! Here are a few guidelines to help you create the perfect alliance that will bring you superior talent and advance your business. Mark the most indispensable elements in your recruitment relationship: an open communication line, assessment of the agency's expertise, and positive follow-up for ideal results. 

The rich job movement in Chennai demands a strategic approach to hiring. Working with a manpower agency could bridge the gap between your organization and the best available talent. Invest time in selecting the right partner to achieve a strong, smart, and highly skilled workforce that will lift your business to great heights. For staffing solutions in Chennai, contact Alliance Recruitment Agency, which offers on-site and remote staffing services globally. Contact us now.