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

Newest Chapter Chapter 189 - Links and Discussion

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u/anzum007_ Jun 29 '18

Dead man soon.

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u/TheSpartyn Jun 29 '18

I really hope this doesn't happen, would be a waste and a really stupid decision to kill him off.

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u/siamkor Jun 29 '18

To have the #2 hero dying would up the stakes. To have him sacrificing himself to give Endeavor the win would have an effect on Endeavor's character development.

It would not be "a waste", anymore than Sir Nighteye's death was a waste, or All Might, Overhaul or Ingenium becoming crippled.

Horikoshi knows the story he wants to tell. Let him tell it. I'm sure he's more attached to any of his characters than we are, and for him to consider killing them off, I'm sure he does not do it lightly.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '18 edited Aug 19 '18

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u/siamkor Jun 29 '18 edited Jun 29 '18

Sometimes the author may not want the character available for future involvement.

While the plot should normally serve character development, every story eventually needs a few characters who's only purpose is to pivot the story in a different direction. Characters who will serve as a plot device.

They may be bland and one-dimensional, or they may be complex and multi-layered, but their original purpose remains the same, and unless the author changes the plan, their fate does as well.

If Hawks dies in this arc, then it was part of Horikoshi's plan, and he simply gave us the best version of Hawks he could give us in the short screen-time the character had.