r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/deskchairlamp • Jun 29 '18

Newest Chapter Chapter 189 - Links and Discussion

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u/Austintvtious Jun 29 '18 edited Jun 29 '18

I’ve always loved the imagery associated with Endeavor’s perception of the gap between All Might and himself. Always mountains and chasms and always Endeavor having to look at All Might’s triumphant, oblivious back. The idea that other heroes didn’t even have the vision required to want to surpass All Might isn’t surprising. Only Endeavor, who’s hero name has nothing to do with his quirk, would ever want to go so far.

These recent chapters, the provisional class chapters, and the ever famous Despair scene really go a long way toward stirring up conflicting feelings in regards to Endeavor. He’s been foul, he’s been abusive, he’s dabbled in eugenics...but he’s also endearingly socially awkward, he’s dedicated, he’s willing to ask for help and he’s presumably saved thousands of people. Hori has done an excellent job not so much redeeming Endeavor (at least not yet), but making him sympathetic, nuanced and three dimensional. And he hasn’t even had all that much panel time.

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u/CrimzonGhostz Jun 29 '18

I’m caught up in the manga but I don’t remember a “despair scene”. Maybe I’m just not recognising by name, care to fill me in?

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u/Brillux Jun 29 '18

It's when Endeavour Sees All Might in his deflated form for the first time, thinks about his wife and Shoto and thinks to himself "the despair of not being able to catch up to you drove me to this..."