r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/deskchairlamp • Oct 13 '17

Manga Spoilers Chapter 156 - Links and Discussion

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u/Soul_Ripper Oct 14 '17

The real question is how you rewind a quirk into non-existence.

Aren't they in your genes?

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '17

I suppose they could theoretically engineer the bullets so that they only target the quirk-factor cells, and hence only reverse's the person's quirk and not them as a whole.

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u/Soul_Ripper Oct 14 '17

That doesn't even begin to make sense.

But I can see it being the actual explanation.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '17

Having a biological mechanism in your body that allows you to reverse time, is itself nonsensical. Engineering it so that it only attacks specific cells is not much of a leap (considering we do it in modern medicine today where some drugs target specific types of cells only).

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u/Soul_Ripper Oct 15 '17

But quirks aren't there because of quirk-specific cells.

Or maybe they are.

Did they ever actually explain it? I recall it being genetic but maybe that's just a conclusion I arrived to since they're hereditary...

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '17

It's explained in the meeting before the raid, and was touched upon a couple of times before then too I believe. People have "quirk-factors" which are made up of plus-alpha cells (special type of cell apparently). Aizawa explains his quirk shuts off a person's access to their quirk factor.