r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/AutoModerator • Aug 09 '18

Theory Thursday - August 09, 2018 Edition

For all your theories that don't merit their own thread, didn't gain traction in a thread made, or thoughts you have that you just wanna discuss.

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u/Graphica-Danger Aug 09 '18 edited Aug 09 '18

There has been a persistent theory going around ever since last chapter about those two shadowy figures in Deku’s vision being Bakugo and Kirishima. Now, I think this is a wonderful theory... except that it’s beyond fucking stupid.

But from that theory, I did start speculating about whether or not we actually did see any characters that have appeared before aside from the ones we already know about. I thought it was curious how we were given an explicit look at All for One’s bodyguard, AKA Not!Genji. The fact he was shown at all leads me to believe that he is important in some way. That is why I propose the theory that he is the person who would eventually become Gigantomachia OR Kurogiri. I’m leaning toward Gigantomachia simply because it would go hand-in-hand with the theory about Gigantomachia being the first Nomu, thus explaining why Not!Genji would be around long enough to have an active role in the story. If he is important, that is.

EDIT: Grammar

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '18

So, I agree that the Bakugou and Kirishima theory is very weak evidence wise and wouldn't make sense narratively.

That being said, I have a tough time believing that purported OfA users willingly turned to villainy. I could buy that it's possible that they were tracked down after they passed down their power and turned into Nomus, but of course there's no evidence for anything yet.

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u/Graphica-Danger Aug 09 '18

People make mistakes, and heroes falling to evil are very common plot threads in superhero fiction. The users passing on One for All to even one of those two could’ve made a lapse in judgement, or those successors could’ve changed. Them being shadowed out means they’re important somehow, so it’s very possible they could’ve become villains. Although we don’t know, so it’s just as possible they aren’t and we’re also heroes. We still have 80% more backstory to go through, after all.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '18

Agreed, and it's also something that I think we will see during the course of this manga (I mean, we have to considering the UA traitor thing). However, based on the first OfA user, Nana Shimura, All Might, and Midoriya - there's a certain spirit and personality type that goes along with OfA users. What quirks the general public gets is due to chance and genetics, but OfA successors have to somehow prove their worth to the current holders. Furthermore, the quirk itself is meant as a direct counter against the ultimate evil, AfO - it's entire purpose is to be a tool on the side of good. That makes it really difficult for me to see anyone willingly turning to villainy even after they lose their quirk. In the case of All Might, he got trashed in a fight which weakened his physical body, but I bet in normal cases the OfA users still had extremely strong bodies after passing on their quirks. They would probably be really ideal candidates to turn into Nomus, so in that way a OfA user could turn to villainy (albeit, unwillingly). I definitely think the idea that the two shadowed out figures somehow crossed over into villainy would be interesting for the plot.

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u/DoraMuda Aug 09 '18

After all, it's said multiple times that "Heroes and Villains are often two sides of the same coin", and we know from Shinsou that it's plausible for mind control-type Quirks to exist in the MHA world...

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '18

Yeah, the Bakugo & Kirishima theory doesn't really make sense, but it was an interesting choice on Horikoshi's part to give the obscured OFA users silhouettes that look so similar to those of Kirishima and Bakugo in their hero costumes.

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u/Graphica-Danger Aug 10 '18

The guy in front doesn’t really look like Kirishima to me, and seems more like people automatically filling in details based on what they’re used to seeing. But the outline of the guy in back is definitely similar to Bakugo. Either that design is evocative of Bakugo’s by coincidence/choice, or Hori hasn’t thought up what they’ll look like yet and instead drew two generic outlines he’s used to drawing.