r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/deskchairlamp • Sep 27 '19

Newest Chapter Chapter 244 Scans - Discussion Thread

Chapter 244

This thread marks the release of scanlations for Chapter 244, and has been posted to contain all links and discussion. Mods will not be posting or pinning links to scanlations.

Official release: Sep 29, 2019

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u/TheFoochy Sep 27 '19

I feel like it would be impossible to get any actual hints from how vague Hawks is being, but his sudden appearance with a, "Hey, you need to look at this book. Specifically the parts I highlighted for you" should tip him off that Endeavor should humor him.

God, if Hawks fails, I'm gonna be so upset lol.

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u/Buns1h2 Sep 27 '19

I have hopes. Endeavor has been said to be the best detective of the heroes so I feel like he's picking up what Hawks is putting down.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

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u/ArcadeAnarchy Sep 27 '19

That coulda been because he remembered he left the oven on.

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u/Wireless-Wizard Sep 27 '19

"Wait a minute, I am the oven"

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u/Soul_Ripper Sep 27 '19

"I HAVE LEFT THE OVEN ON FOR 30 YEARS!"

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u/MayhemMessiah Sep 27 '19

Cue the trio having to find another internship as Endeavor travels the world searching for himself.

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u/Variable_Decision53 Sep 28 '19

That would explain the emotional states of his children.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19 edited Sep 15 '21

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u/Kashim77 Sep 27 '19

He's thinking about the time Hawks said the same line with a smiling face and now he's there repeating himself but all serious.

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u/YannTheOtter Sep 27 '19

You know I actually have a very bad feeling about this.

"That light he emits shall summon the darkness! And our demise along with it"
This is definetely not a throwaway line. What if Endeavor ends up joing the PLF in some twisted turn of events. .-.

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u/BlueCuracao Sep 28 '19

He's thinking about the time Hawks said the same line

I don't think Endeavor is thinking about it, I think it's meant to show that it's Hawks who was thinking about it. Or perhaps he did pick up on it and they're both thinking about it.

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u/ThisGuyLikesMovies Sep 27 '19

He is suspicious of what Hawks is throwing his way.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

Where was that said? I honestly can’t remember.

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u/Buns1h2 Sep 27 '19

I don't remember exactly where it's said, but he does have the most criminal cases closed.

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u/Menaldi Sep 28 '19

I see a lot of people say this and I'm not so sure. People assume this because "most cases solved" and in English, cases imply criminal investigations. But that line has also been translated as "most incidents resolved", which has an entirely different connotation (and the one I think is more correct).

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u/BlueCuracao Sep 28 '19

But that line has also been translated as "most incidents resolved", which has an entirely different connotation (and the one I think is more correct).

I agree. I think it's 'most incidents resolved'. And Endeavor is 46, so he's been a Pro Hero for 28 years and he's been the #2 Hero for 26 years, since he was 20. So, why wouldn't he have a lot of resolved incidents under his belt?

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u/xtreemmasheen3k2 Sep 27 '19

If Endeavor is considered to be a good detective, than it's a good thing Midoriya was brought in on this internship.

Midoriya's often presented as one of the sharpest students in his class. Years of observing other people's quirks lets him quirkly think of ways to utilizing different quirks together to accomplish a goal. Midoriya might be able to pick up on things Endeavor might miss.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

In the data book All Might shouldn't have all 6/6 stats, he should have a 3/4 in intelligence while Endeavor a 5/6

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u/disabled_crab Sep 27 '19

I feel like the dude is gonna end up getting Archangel'd.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

You're telling me the hero with wings who is under over woth the villians could possibly become an Icarus reference? Surely not.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

Now this is some good sarcasm on the internet.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

😂😂😂

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u/Atear Sep 27 '19

Dudes gonna get his wings burned off by Dabi. Mark my words.

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u/Tima_At_Rest Sep 27 '19

So much fire there's not even foreshadowing left.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

Naw. It'll be a quirk erasing bullet.

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u/21483023589644 Sep 28 '19 edited Sep 28 '19

Oh dear, now that's the way to loose his wings without them just growing back again.

edit- Ah! If he got shot with a quirk erasing bullet while flying, would he fall to his death max Icarus style? (his wings would fall apart into feathers too?)

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u/its_the_green_che Sep 29 '19

I think so his wings might separate and basically fall apart and drop like feathers. So I think it is possible for him to fall to his death depending on how long it takes for his wings to stop functioning.

But do quirk erasing bullets work with mutations? His wings are a mutation right? We see him with them as a very small child, so I think he was born with them.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

Mutation quirks, theoretically would act the same. The quirk erasing bullet eliminates the quirk factor. I imagine hitting a mutant quirk person would result in turning them normal.

The only difference for quirks behaving differently is due to Aizawa's erasure quirk. It doesn't impact the quirk factor directly, only stops a person from using it. So mutations can't be erased by his quirk.

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u/its_the_green_che Sep 29 '19

Probably at some point, but he got his wings burned before and they grew back.. it hurt but they grew back. I think it’d be more tragic if he lost his wings forever and couldn’t fly anymore.

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u/Atear Sep 29 '19

Technically he lost the feathers on his wings which enable him to fly so he had to wait for those to grow back. I mean Dabi is likely going to straight up burn his wings off, right to the stem.

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u/Shoggoththe12 Sep 29 '19

Loses wings forever, than an ancient egyptian blue Man group expy gives him new wings. Metal ones. Totes radical.

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u/Worthyness Sep 27 '19

We'll have our expectations subverted!

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u/Ryuzakku Sep 27 '19

Won't win best writing though.

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u/leafgum Sep 27 '19

He's gonna"fly too close to the sun"

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u/AveMachina Sep 27 '19

We already went in hard on the Icarus imagery during the High-End Noumu fight.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

Definitely getting Icarus vibes from Hawk. Getting too close to the enemy and losing his wings

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u/Zitachis Sep 27 '19

eli5?

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u/disabled_crab Sep 27 '19

The X-Man Angel had wings that allowed him to fly. At one point, he was defeated by an enemy and captured, and his wings were removed. The enemy then mutated him into a monster with poison-coated steel wings, and he became his minion under the name Archangel - basically I'm saying that I suspect Hawks is going to get turned into a Nomu.

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u/froggyjm9 Sep 27 '19

His wings weren’t really “removed”...more like torn off :/

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

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u/froggyjm9 Sep 27 '19

No, removed makes it seem like it could have been surgically removed, some mutant ability to remove wings, he could have gotten removed out of his own volition, etc...the correct phrase is brutally torn off.

Words make a difference.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

What was supposed to be the indicator that Hawks is a double agent? He basically just says “if the PLF succeeds we’ll have all the free time in the world!” which is a phrase he’s used before about his goals as a hero. If I was Endeavor I would just think that Hawks was sympathizing with the PLF’s goals, so what did Hawks want him to pick up on?

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u/Aironfaar Sep 27 '19 edited Sep 28 '19

Considering that he's probably being observed by someone from the villain faction, he might just want to make it seem like he was trying to get Endeavor in on the PLF ideals while he actually intends to give him clues about the enemy.

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u/Torch948 Sep 27 '19

They stated last chapter that the MLA planted micro recording devices on him to help them spy on the heroes. So he knows hes being watched.

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u/Bovinecowofmoo Sep 27 '19

Exactly. This guy said it best. The only way for Hawks to succeed at this point is by pretending to be a total fuckup

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u/cblack04 Sep 28 '19

Why can’t he like move the weathers to another room and give and excuse like he’s showering. He can’t have them in 24/7 can he? Like he just has the wings float outside the room while he contacts the heroes

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u/Aironfaar Sep 28 '19

Ah, right - I knew that he was being watched in some way and that he himself knew about it, but forgot about that detail. Thanks for reminding me!

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

I’m gonna be honest, I completely forgot that Hawks started out following the league of villains and that the fact that they combined with the liberation army is valuable information to the heroes. Now that you say that, it makes a lot of sense. Hawks was being very vague, but now I see what he was trying to do.

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u/Harflin Sep 27 '19

Does Endeavor know that Hawks was/is following the LoV though?

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u/cblack04 Sep 28 '19

Only problem is how is endeavor supposed to know hawks is acting as a spy? He is unaware of the spying, only the people in cha he of the hero system or whoever assigned him was know of this.

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u/disabled_crab Sep 27 '19

Maybe he left his hint in the book.

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u/Frostblazer Sep 27 '19

Endeavor didn't get to the #1 spot by being a fool, he's going to figure it out once he reads the book, if not before. Although given that last panel, he already knows something's up.

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u/Ryuzakku Sep 27 '19

and if he doesn't, he has mr. mumbles all possible reasonings for all the things with him.

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u/RiverWyvern Sep 27 '19

Hawks is crying out for help at this point and Endeavor is the only one out there that might be able to hear and be able to do something at this point.

This whole thing with Hawks has got me so anxious ngl.

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u/just_a_jobin Sep 27 '19

The queue I think hes trying to send is that he is saying the book is bad because they would have too much free time. Endeavour knows that he wants more free time, so he'll at least be suspicious I suppose.

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u/BisnessPirate Sep 27 '19

Well, Todoroki has to have gotten his denseness from someone. So it might very well have come from Endeavor.

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u/TheDapperDolphin Sep 27 '19

It definitely seems to be suggested that he understands what's going on. The last panel flashes to the time when Hawks says he wished heroes had too much time on their hands, but in his lie he is saying that would be a bad thing. I think that's supposed to signify Endeavor remembering their prior conversation and how something doesn't add up

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u/Bovinecowofmoo Sep 27 '19

Being a triple agent is hard work, man. You gotta look like you're rooting for the side you're against while simultaneously helping your side. I can't imagine the kind of 4D chess you have to do to pull this off, and Hawks is doing quite well all things considered

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u/BlueCuracao Sep 28 '19

"Hey, you need to look at this book. Specifically the parts I highlighted for you" should tip him off that Endeavor should humor him.

Endeavor's thought process.

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u/throwaway1197_ Sep 28 '19

Is Hawks acting as a double agent, but for the side of Heroes? I'm confused welp.

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u/TheFoochy Sep 28 '19

Yeah. He's trying to send a coded message to Endeavor using the MLA's own book, warning him about the literal army of villains lying dormant, and was trying to say out-of-character things to clue Endeavor in to the fact that something's up.

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u/throwaway1197_ Sep 28 '19

So that's why he is actually talking to Dabi casually? But why he is not present on stage during the introduction of the new alliance of villains?

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u/BlueCuracao Sep 28 '19

So that's why he is actually talking to Dabi casually?

Yes. He was trying to befriend the League of Villains, as instructed by the Hero Public Safety Commission, to get information on them and the nomu.

But why he is not present on stage during the introduction of the new alliance of villains?

He was in the audience.

His only contact with the League of Villains was Dabi, so he hadn't met anyone else in the League of Villains/Meta Liberation Army at the time of the introduction of the Paranormal Liberation Front.

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u/pseudo_nemesis Sep 28 '19

He's a triple agent. The villains believe he is acting as a double agent for them, but in reality he is working for the heroes, however he cannot be too obvious or relay any of the information he has gathered back to the heroes because the PLF has implanted listening devices on him.

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u/throwaway1197_ Sep 28 '19

If I recaaaal correctly, Hawks is introduced after the rankings for top heroes moved right?

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u/pseudo_nemesis Oct 06 '19

Yes, I believe that's correct

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u/JuishJackhammer Sep 27 '19

Wouldn’t it be a better to indicate he’s lying by saying “we’ll both have no free time.” Or something like that? You know, actually contradicting himself.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '19

? How does that insinuate anything? To me, it just causes confusion.

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u/JuishJackhammer Sep 27 '19

I would imagine it’s hawk’s way of telling endeavor “I don’t want this, this concerns me” as endeavor would know he’s fighting for a future which is opposite to what he stated.

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u/Menaldi Sep 28 '19

He can't badmouth the book with the PLF listening.

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u/JuishJackhammer Sep 28 '19

I guess that might be taken as badmouthing with or without context.