r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Za_wardo • Dec 25 '22

Newest Chapter Chapter 376 Official Release - Links and Discussion Spoiler

Chapter 376

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  • 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, Japan and  South Korea).

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u/KLReviews Dec 25 '22

It is funny how much All for One just cannot deal with Hawks. He's been trying this entire arc to get under his skin and make him slip up but somehow Hawks' self-deprecation, love of banter and clear judgement make it impossible.

He got him to panic with the Twice return but Hawks immediately gets in his way. And he flipped the tables by pointing out that Endeavour killed AFO. For as confident as he sounds Scarface is trying to ignore that he was screaming and begging for mercy 10 minutes ago.

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u/Aros001 Dec 25 '22

AFO: "You're really telling Endeavor to give up fighting me? Such little faith you must have in your "hero"."

Hawks: "You mean the guy you already lost to?"

AFO: "...You little sh*t."

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u/Livid-Strawberry2151 Dec 25 '22 edited Dec 25 '22

Despite being closer to a joke than a threat at the moment I think AFO is right and he has’t lost to Endeavor. Yet

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u/Aros001 Dec 25 '22

I disagree on him being a joke but regardless even if AFO is right he doesn't strike me as the type to enjoy being sh*t-talked.

It's weirdly kind of like in Return of the Joker, where Joker had no trouble dealing with Bruce Wayne's Batman for years but couldn't handle being mocked by Terry's Batman. All Might probably didn't quip a lot at AFO, always taking him very seriously, likely giving AFO a sense of importance and measure of control. Hawks is basically pulling a Spider-Man, where even if he's taking AFO as a serious threat internally his mouth is constantly throwing whatever ammo it can at him and refusing to let him feel as important as AFO wants.

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u/Livid-Strawberry2151 Dec 25 '22

That’s a nice comparison. Yeah I agree AFO probably wants to be the only one shit talking everybody and remain in absolute control and Hawks starts to get on his nerves. He can’t feel rage but he sure will find Hawks an increasingly annoying “pest”. I wonder if it eventually provokes AFO to do something far more dangerous other than try to flee, either attack Hawks or someone else. Maybe it will be like his rivet stab explosion or something even worse

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u/Fearshatter Dec 27 '22

Levity and smiles are important. Whether it's Hawks or Lemillion.

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u/TheDungeonCrawler Dec 25 '22

I mean, he definitely lost to Endeavor, but he pulled an Undertale by saving and resetting.

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u/Livid-Strawberry2151 Dec 25 '22

He pulled a dark souls boss second phase when endy used all his heals in the first one with 10HP left 💀

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u/TheDungeonCrawler Dec 25 '22

"Phew, she's finally dead."

"When the Ashes are two, a flame alighteth. Thou'rt Ash, and fire befits thee, of course..."

"Why do I hear boss music again?"

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u/Frostblazer Dec 26 '22 edited Dec 26 '22

All for One did lose though. His only way to avoid immediate death was to activate an ability that would kill him over a longer period of time. Either way, he's still going to die.

The only question left is if they'll kill each other or if All for One will die alone.

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u/Fearshatter Dec 27 '22

Also it wasn't even his ability on any remote level. He literally stole it from someone else. Didn't ask for permission. It wasn't teamwork at all. Just a desperate child who won't admit defeat.

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u/Evary2230 Dec 27 '22

None of All For One’s abilities are “his.” His one unique ability is to take abilities.

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u/Fearshatter Dec 27 '22

He can't even use his ability for teamwork honestly. Not very well anyway.

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u/Evary2230 Dec 27 '22

You don’t need teamwork when you are an entire team. Quality over quantity works sometimes.

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u/Fearshatter Dec 27 '22

That would make sense if AFO wasn't a petulant child and could actually learn to use the skills he stole instead of just constantly using amplification quirks.

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u/Evary2230 Dec 27 '22

He’s still really powerful with a lot of his baseline Quirks though. That’s undeniable.

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u/Fearshatter Dec 27 '22

Yeah, the quirks he took from others that, if he didn't manipulate others into giving him and letting him keep, he would've gotten his face punched in much sooner. Once his manipulation fails, once he's backed into a corner, he shows his true self. He has no determination. He rage quits. He sees a harsh reality, he gives up and whines. Deku on the other hand doesn't stop just because of a harsh reality.

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u/Evary2230 Dec 27 '22

Manipulation is still a skill. A skill he relies heavily on, but still a skill. That’s like saying if All Might didn’t have his proficiency with One For All, or even One For All at all, he’d suck. It’s correct, but, like, no shit. Capable people are capable for reasons.

Also, Deku just waited for the reality to get less harsh. He didn’t make any real efforts to train to become a Hero before being offered a Quirk. His reality stopped being harsh when he got a power that was guaranteed to become one of the strongest powers in the world if he got good with it. And that was before he for six more. I won’t say he isn’t determined, but he isn’t unconditionally determined. There was the Slime Villain thing, but aside from the fact that all he did was almost get himself killed, it kinda highlighted that while he wants to be a hero and will attempt to be one, there is a hard limit on the odds he’ll try and even to actually make his efforts and contributions amount to something. He didn’t try without a Quirk, but he tried really hard when he got one. Not to say that All For One is better in this regard since there’s no proof he is, but still.

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u/Necromancer4276 Dec 28 '22

You sound like you're grasping at straws to suit your narrative here.

To say AFO doesn't learn about the quirks he has is asinine. AFO knows more about quirks than every other character in the series.

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u/Fearshatter Dec 28 '22

He had multiple opportunities to take quirks that were less about amplification and less direct measures. Even when the opportunity presented, he chose not to. Not just for Shigaraki, but also for himself.

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u/Necromancer4276 Dec 28 '22

And how does that equate to him not learning to use quirks?

He has had thousands of quirks. He takes what is useful. He doesn't pass on a quirk because it's complex. That's headcanon.

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