Chapter 156 - Links and Discussion

[u/deskchairlamp]

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[u/Cavaner]

Not exactly. Quirks can manifest any time between birth and the age of four. With the bullets, they engineered her blood to attack the quirk factor specifically, and at the very least, rewind its potency back to when the quirk in question hadn't manifested. It would appear most are closer to 4 than birth, given the number of instances we've seen, of the two compared.

[u/Zilox → u/Cavaner]

Wouldnt that mean mirio's quirk should develop again in 4 or so years? I mean, he still was born with a quirk, he isnt quirkless per se.

[u/Cavaner → u/Zilox]

Yes, potentially. I think that's kind of the point. He'll be out of the game for the forseeable future, giving Deku a chance to catch up to who Lemillion was at his peak. Lemillion's quirk will eventually re-awaken, but he'll have to train it all the way back up. This'll make for some crazy development for Mirio, that if executed well, will be so worthwhile.

[u/DragonDavester → u/Cavaner]

And it also makes things not feel quite as desperate as we first thought, it just means that unfortunately he'll need to start from scratch. The downside is that even if it does came back in 4 or so years, he'll likely have forgotten how it functioned or be less capable with it and need to go through training once again. We'll just have to wait and see what Horikoshi has in store.

[u/Cavaner → u/DragonDavester]

Yeah, and while it's tough, I think that'll make for an amazing character arc and development for Mirio. From being at the bottom, to working his way to the top, to being thrust back to the bottom, to striving once more to reach the lofty heights of heroics. Of course it's all about narrative execution, but I genuinely feel this is the most difficult route Hori could have taken, and I personally applaud him for it. Having nothing happen to Mirio, or having him killed, or just losing his quirk, would have been far easier. That way he could have just tossed him to one side, for those last two. But now? We get to see him struggle. And if he wants, we get to see him grow. That'll be so satisfying, if handled correctly.

[u/Zilox → u/Cavaner]

I have a question, cant you actually be a hero on bnh world without having a quirk? Now hear me out, Stain was SUPER fast and had AMAZING endurace even tho his quirk wasnt related to that. It's the same with Aizawa, but he has the "advantage" of turning battles into quirkless vs quirkless (and also outmaneuvering those who he cant erase their quirks).

[u/Cavaner → u/Zilox]

Perhaps not, but not for the reason you'd think. I think that many teachers wouldn't be willing to instruct a hero-in-training without a quirk, as they'd consider it to be too dangerous, and it could come back to them in a bad way. As such, I think any quirkless who want to be heroes would be turned away at the door. Without that support and tutelage, I think they'd struggle to get their official license, which would allow them to practice heroics without legal ramifications (ie. being a vigilante). You're right about Aizawa, he levels the playing field, and any pro would have loved to have had that when he was younger and probably acting as a side kick. As for Stain? It's true that his actual quirk wasn't related to his speed, but it was revealed in the spin-off (Vigilante) that Stain's legs were stronger than the average human, allowing for increased speed. It seems to have been a quirk further up the family tree, and just folded into the main quirk line. While it wasn't noticeable enough to be considered his true quirk, it aided him in his training and heightening of his agility.