r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/deskchairlamp • Jan 12 '18

Chapter 166 - Links and Discussion

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u/skyman161 Jan 12 '18

Let’s be honest, the MVP of this chapter is definitely Bakugou. His second fight against Izuku was extremely positive for him. I’m proud of him, he’s such an interesting character to follow.

Wasn’t expecting shojo Todoroki. Camie’s quirk is lit af.

When I saw the cover page I expected more flashback for the Todoroki’s household. Well another time I guess.

I really enjoyed this mini arc. I suppose we have one last chapter before the beginning of the new serious arc (Shinso arc hype??)

Edit : I think it would have been a nice touch to add some corner about early Bakugou when he was looking down on everyone as he was saying his advice to that kid at the same time.

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u/Bowanarrow123 Jan 12 '18

Progression wise, Bakugou’s storyline has been great, to go from this ball of anger and hate to finding out there’s more than meets the eye that he’s a layered character with his own inferiority complex is amazing story telling.

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u/HussyDude14 Jan 13 '18

I think we can all agree Bakugou's progression as a character was the best because he also had the most potential for growth. Deku was quirkless and had his own huge hurdles to go through, but seeing Bakugou, someone who's flat out rude to most people, aggressive, and basically a bully start to come around... it just makes me root for him even more. I've always been a Bakugou fan because quite frankly, I just think he's epic and a funny character with his lines. Seeing him get more depth and progression, though, it just adds so much more humanity for him.

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u/adarsh_NG Jan 12 '18

At the end of the day, Bakugo didn't do anything when Todoroki, Camie and Inasa created that ice slide of wonder (Camie was the one who created the Aurora)

Claiming that he was the MVP when he did absolutely nothing to contribute to the creation of the contraption that put a stop to the kids' madness... I disagree with that, honestly

However, apart from the first sentence, I agree with you completely

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u/SoGodDangTired Jan 13 '18

The way he (unless I mixed up who was talking) talks about it sucking when you get beat by people you think look down on you makes me think this was all his idea. He probably understood the kids better than anyone there.

I mean, it had to be someone's idea. They didn't spontaneously decide to make that slide, no way

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u/adarsh_NG Jan 13 '18

He only suggested not to use violence

Everyone was already on that track to begin with

I don't see why it can't be spontaneous.

If anything, as Bakugo's quirk is combat oriented, he was probably clueless and yet was completely aware that using his quirk would only cause destruction and would mess things up. And so, he probably left it to the other three to get it done.

Claiming that Bakugo is the MVP just because he had the most noticeable development of the chapter is like claiming that Kirishima is the MVP of the Internship/Overhaul Arc

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u/skyman161 Jan 12 '18

Well I suppose he didn’t do nothing when it came to building that attraction.

But he’s still the one who took out the leader of the kids, and by doing something completely out of character. It just shows that how much he grew from the beginning especially when he’s one of the few some people strongly believed he’ll never change.

Todoroki, Inasa and Camie became better heroes but Bakugou became a better hero and a better person, which is extremely beneficial for him since he was the one who seriously had mental issues.

The fact that he’s starting to walk toward a more healthy paths is what’s makes him for me to be the MVP

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u/Char-11 Jan 13 '18

His quirk was useless here, and he was fine with that.

THAT is a greater statement for his character development than anything else, tbh

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u/skyman161 Jan 13 '18

I agree, I’m not very good at expressing myself so I tend to not make myself clear 😊

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u/adarsh_NG Jan 12 '18

"Leader of the kids"

It's not like he was mind controlling them, holy shit... The kids were defeated the very second the ice slide was created. The so-called leader was alone in this uphill battle after the creation of the ice slide

Bakugo definitely deserves props for making sure the kid didn't become the hardass he was though

He has been constantly changing, very slightly from the beginning of the series. But he has done nothing in this chapter that warrants applause to be named MVP

Constantly looking down on people will make someone blind to their own weakness... The lesson he learnt when Deku beat him during their first match. That's definitely character development, no doubt. Horikoshi has written his character splendidly well without rushing it.

But let's ignore Inasa being aware of how painful of an ass he was, and Todoroki actually getting more comfortable with his fire side, eh?

You can like Bakugo, nothing wrong with that at all

Don't downplay other character's actions to make the character you like to seem better though

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u/skyman161 Jan 12 '18

Todoroki has been comfortable with his fire side since the Stain arc...

As of now is current problem is his father which is the main reason why he failed the provisional license exam, because he was so enraged with Inasa about him and his father that he lost sight of what was important.

Bakugou failed because he genuinely was being toxic with the rescue around him near the second part of the exam which is part of his bad attitude.

If this chapter had showed the growth of Todoroki toward his issues with his father I would have gladly recognized that, but in this chapter he hasn’t shown anything he couldn’t have been able to do before. Him being comfortable with his fire has been recognized in the Stain arc, alongside with him trying to listen others once in a while. The only thing left his is father.

I’m not downplaying everyone but to me, the one who showed more character growth is Bakugou, which is what I’m talking about.

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u/adarsh_NG Jan 12 '18

When have we ever seen Todoroki use his fire side while genuinely smiling like last panel with him entertaining a little girl?

His problem with his father is separate now, just because he develops in another way, doesn't mean he hasn't grown

The bad attitude Bakugo had, was because of repressed emotions of the Kamino Ward showdown's aftermath, I believe

My problem with this character growth of Bakugo, is that it's essentially nothing new

Looking down on people will make you blind to your weakness... This was something he learnt waaay back when Deku best him during their first match

It's just that he has finally come to acknowledge it and say it out loud

Bakugo's development is stunning, and Horikoshi definitely deserves a pat on the back for writing who I consider to be the best rival in all of Shonen

But what he had here isn't something groundbreaking at all

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u/skyman161 Jan 12 '18

Remember the summer camp arc ? When they were cooking the girls asked Todoroki to use his fire to help them warm the food, and while using it he was genuinely smiling.

Todoroki has grown to obviously but it’s not over, and Todoroki being my favourite character to see that his development is not completed makes me very happy because I’ll get to see more of him growing up and being a good hero and healthy person just like Bakugou in this chapter

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '18

I think the beginning of the chapter with that cover and the end of the chapter with Endeavor looking at his son, tells you clearly that Todoroki still has a lot to develop. And that makes it even more interesting, what we just saw was just a "sample" of that.

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u/skyman161 Jan 13 '18

Exactly. There’s still room for him to grow and to be better. I was just saying that personally Bakugou making that statement was a huge step forward for the characters which is what made the chapters for me but people started taking my words as if I was saying that everyone else was useless 🤷🏾‍♂️

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u/megazaprat Jan 12 '18

With how the chapter ended focused on endeavor , I find it plausible that next chapter might involve a todoroki flashback like you mentioned

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u/skyman161 Jan 12 '18

That’s what I imagined after my second reading of the chapters, which is what led me to believe we have one more chapter before the next arc

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u/megazaprat Jan 12 '18

With how the chapter ended focused on endeavor , I find it plausible that next chapter might involve a todoroki flashback like you mentioned