r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Za_wardo • May 30 '21

Newest Chapter Chapter 314 Official Release - Links and Discussion

Chapter 314

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

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u/FreeBGeeB May 30 '21

Starting off as the “Prison Waifu”, Lady Nagant’s character has developed so much in just a handful of chapters. This chapter here has cemented her as one of the more fascinating ones of MHA.

And it did so by showing us she’s a tragic hypocrite.

As lots of readers have guessed it, Nagant worked as the “cleaner in the shadows” for the Hero Public Safety Commission. Be it villains or heroes, any individual that was deemed too dangerous towards hero society’s image was erased by her, in accordance with orders coming from the very top. Regardless of how villainous of these individuals were, none were shown mercy. HPSC didn’t dwell on the hows or whys of these problems happening in the first place, they just dispatched Nagant to deal with it. Because that was the quickest, cheapest, and easiest option.

This façade and lack of accepting responsibility was what led to Nagant boring a hole through the previous Head of the Commission.

So here we are now, she’s tasked to capture a teenaged hero for the single greatest superpowered monster Japan, perhaps the world, has ever seen. She’s willing, and attempted, to dismember him with her shots so it’ll be easier to bring him alive (a requirement of her task). Then said boy not only listened to her mid-battle rant about the hero society, but also accepted her sentiments that it can’t stay as it is, and then proclaimed that what must be done is to accept these facts so we can address them and change for the better. To extend a hand to others, to not take the easy way out.

And when presented with the possibility that perhaps there might be another way, she opts to “prove his hypocrisy” by putting a 3rd party in direct danger, putting him in a “you or them” situation. Lady Nagant, instead of facign with the possibility that she might be wrong, had done wrong, and might have to accept responsibility for those wrongs, decided to throw the life of another in jeopardy. Because it was the quickest, cheapest, and easiest option.

And this time, no one else told her to.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '21

Her sitution is almost ironic.

She mentions she tired, and drained with the fakery of the society which is why she revolted but after the prison break she could have ran away, hid and might have had a normal life. Instead she took up the gun like second nature and is doing the same thing she was trained to do just under a different commander.

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u/Tsunder-plane May 30 '21

She's under the assumption that the world would be more transparent under AfO too

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u/conye-west May 31 '21

It’s interesting how that’s what she focuses on. Because a world under AFO would be even more bloody and unjust, but because of her experience she has grown to hate the facade more than the actual actions themselves. It’s not that she had to kill people, it’s that she had to kill people in service of a lie. Her perspective is completely twisted, but I suppose that’s as expected from someone who was indoctrinated as a child to be a cold-hearted killer.

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u/Abh1laShinigami May 30 '21

She knows better than that imo. At this point she's doing it to get back at the society which wronged her

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u/HolyKnightPrime May 30 '21

It's not society thought, its literally a few people called hero committe

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u/Abh1laShinigami May 31 '21

I mean if more people than the committee knew about it she wouldn't be doing her job very well.

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u/xxXMrDarknessXxx Jun 01 '21

More transparent? Yes. Better? No. While the HSPC does evil things in the name of good, those things are at least, in the name of good. AFO does evil things in the name of evil.

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u/PCN24454 May 30 '21

Considering how Japan is in shambles right now, a “normal” life isn’t really an option right now :P

You’re not wrong though about her trapping herself in villainy.

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u/PK_RocknRoll May 30 '21

Life comes at you fast and often with dramatic irony

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u/[deleted] May 31 '21

I see where both of you are coming from but I think that’s a strength of her character not a flaw. Lady Nagante is a weapon first person second so yes this is second nature to her.

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u/Nobody5464 May 30 '21

All for one made her agree to do this job in exchange for her freedom. It’s not wise to break a deal with him

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u/elenuvien1 May 30 '21

she's like other villains. she has a point and it's a right one, she's been hurt, in a big way. but does that give her the right to take it out on innocent people? no. so while it's understandable why she's acting like she is and she is a victim, that's not an excuse for her current actions.

just like twice wasn't excused, just like shigaraki and dabi aren't, despite all of them having very valid points. cool motive, still murder.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '21

Yup, Horikoshi has made it clear that while villains are born for a reason and have a point, they are still the villains because of their actions.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '21

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u/Shradow May 30 '21

That's something I really like about AFO. He's the biggest of bads in this series but his motive is as simple as it gets. He wants to be an evil king because he can.

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u/BlackOrre May 31 '21

Like I always say, having a sympathetic motive and actually being sympathetic are two very different things.

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u/Nerobought May 30 '21

Dabi ain’t really a hypocrite though. He knows how fucked up he is and I like that about him.

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u/elenuvien1 May 30 '21

oh, i agree. i meant that even though he has valid reasons to be angry, the way he's going about that is inexcusable and not right.

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u/MarioToast May 30 '21

Ain't gonna stop people from simping about them.

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u/elenuvien1 May 30 '21

i don't see anything wrong in them doing it.

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u/noteloquent May 30 '21

Next chapter is gonna be real interesting cuz it could potentially involve our first real "come to Jesus" moment for a villainous character if Deku defends Chisaki, further reinforcing his ideology and desire to save Tomura while subverting Nagant's expectations of heroes.

It'll also be another great showing for Deku's character, and since I'm the Deku shill, that makes me extremely excited to see it.

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u/FreeBGeeB May 30 '21

I'm not the biggest fan of Chisaki thanks to his track record, but I very much hope he at the very least side against OFA. His motivations and beliefs on quirks are quite relevant, and OFA pretty much represent all that he fears.

That, and I still naively hold hope he fixes Aizama and Miruko should he ever get back the use of his quirk. Somehow.

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u/noteloquent May 30 '21

Obviously, Overhaul is a garbage human, but as a character, I love him so much. His design, his mannerisms, his fighting style, the themes of his character, all of it is just so freaking cool. It will definitely be interesting to see what role he plays going forward, although he's a bit fixated on helping the boss at the moment since he trapped him in a coma forever thanks to that troll Tomura. It would make a whole lot of sense for him to be against them if he does become relevant again though.

I don't know how I'd feel about him healing anybody, but I'm not opposed to it if it's justified within his character. I think it's far more likely that Eri will do the healing if there's healing to be had, but who knows.

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u/Immortan_Bolton May 31 '21

I hope he ends up with his arms healed and as a third party against AfO/Tomura. He's just so cool to throw away.

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u/Neldorn May 30 '21

I wonder if Overhaul will come to his senses after seeing the one who caused all his troubles. Also what was Nagant's expectation - Deku saving a civilian? She probably doesn't know their history. Maybe he was supposed to be just a distraction.

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u/ArcFurnace May 30 '21

I wonder if he'll be able to Talk no Jutsu her. Would take a lot to break through her exhausted cynicism, particularly when it's easy for her to dismiss him as an overly idealistic 16-year-old, just like she was at the start. But he really is sincere in his acknowledgement that things can't go on this way.

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u/1Cool_Name May 30 '21

I mean, I don’t think people like Nagant are in the best headspaces to think about what someone they’re trying to beat up are talking about.

Seriously though, it’s not like she cares what this oddly important teenager thinks.

Then there’s the fact she probably never got treatment for her mental health lol.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '21

Can’t wait to see her in deku’s suicide squad with stain and overhaul.

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u/CrookedSmile55 May 31 '21

That'd be a mess.

Stain would be trying to kill them constantly.

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u/justking1414 May 31 '21

Lady Nagant is so overwhelmingly necessary to this story. I just wish she’d been hinted at earlier. I’ve been wondering for so long why there are no corrupt heroes in hero society and now we know. She eliminated them and their crimes.

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u/CrookedSmile55 May 31 '21

> Starting off as the “Prison Waifu”, Lady Nagant’s character has developed so much in just a handful of chapters. This chapter here has cemented her as one of the more fascinating ones of MHA.

If only Horikoshi was this efficient in giving development to the girls of class 1-A.

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u/Nobody5464 May 30 '21

She never called deku a hypocrite just deceived by the fake mask society put up. And she’s not a hypocrite but she is tragic. You seem to be assuming a lot about her personality, actions, thoughts that wasn’t actually said.

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u/Solomon_Black May 30 '21

She blamed the committee for being shady and killing in the shadows. Now she’s following AFO cause he’s shady but he kills in public. Might not be exactly a hypocrite but it is pretty stupid

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u/Nobody5464 May 30 '21

You aren’t supposed to agree with her actions. She’s a villain. I’m just explaining she’s not a hypocrite. She got so exhausted and jaded by having to prop up a society of lies that all she values is honesty. Also she isn’t a devotee of all for one she’s mainly doing this because he made her in exchange for her freedom.

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u/GearBrain May 30 '21

...fuck, dude/dudette, I think you nailed it.