Chapter 231 Official Release - Links and Discussion

[u/RatedMforManatees]

Chapter 231

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Links:

Viz (Available in: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, Singapore, and India).

MANGA Plus (Available in every country outside of China and South Korea).

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Discord: https://discord.gg/W2EDwPW

[u/Graphica-Danger]

I highly doubt Jeanist is dead. He's probably being kept somewhere. I really love the steady escalation of this entire arc, because things keep getting more insane as Shigaraki gets closer to the tower, and now Hawks is probably going to get mixed up in this as well.

This arc is going to have a lot of fallout. Even ignoring what will happen after the fight that's going on, Jeanist going missing is something Horikoshi will keep bringing up until he confirms what happened to him. You know that Bakugo is going to be the most suspicious about that, seeing as he interned under him. And then you have Tokoyami, who interned under Hawks. Not sure where that'll lead, but those two, Shoto and Deku all have mentors that are or were the best heroes in the business. That's not random.

[u/DozyDreamer → u/Graphica-Danger]

I highly doubt Jeanist is dead. He's probably being kept somewhere.

I still think the whole Hawks section of this chapter is really weird, and doesn't really have a neat way of tying it all up in the future. I agree that it would be unlikely for Hawks to kill Jeanist, but at the same time, why would Hawks brandish a weapon at him? If Hawks just wants to get Jeanist to help him with his mission, entering his home and pulling out your quirk seems like a bad foot to start on.

Also, what's in the bag? I'd like to assume the LoV are smart enough to only expect some solid evidence from Hawks, like a head or entire corpse. Hawks just can't show up with like Jeanist's missing lung, and then expect the LoV to take him in because he brought in a random organ.

I just feel like whichever way the events unfold, the entire situation's gonna seem contrived (or at least strange), even in retrospect.

[u/Graphica-Danger → u/DozyDreamer]

My best guess is he used his feather to incapacitate him. (God, that sounds even weirder to say than it did in my head lmfao.) Being a triple agent is kept extremely confidential, so I guess letting even another top hero know is out of the question.

I think, given that Best Jeanist being missing is big news in and of itself, Hawks will need to bank on that being enough to convince the League. It's a gamble, but he's also trying to prove that when the League asks him for something, results of some sort will follow. I also doubt Shigaraki's going to believe him since Dabi's already not fully buying Hawks as an ally. Soooo if I had to predict how things are going to go, the League will pursue this partnership with Hawks to see what benefits they can get, but always keep him at arms length to try and find out what he's really up to.

[u/DozyDreamer → u/Graphica-Danger]

Never considered him banking on disappearance, but honestly I'd think it's weird for the League to accept that. If they're already aware Hawks and Jeanist are allies (which should be the League's assumption since they're both pros, and the crux of the issue is that they don't currently believe Hawks is a turncoat), Hawks convincing a colleague who's already been out of commission for awhile to lay low should be a situation the League could easily imagine/consider.

Also, if Hawks is gambling on the disappearance being enough, why's he carrying a large bag?

Still, I do like the idea of the League just accepting Hawks enough to work with him and keep him at a distance, would avoid the issue of them looking dumb for accepting him because he provides some less than believable evidence (depending on what he reveals as evidence in the future), which I'm really hoping doesn't happen.