#Phoenix quirk

[greenhappyseed]

did... shiggy just died i-. idk what to feel. So he is not coming bach huh..... :(. OFA is gone too....

I don’t know what to feel either, anon. We really have to wait and see what comes next. But I do think Horikoshi is trying to say something about rebirth, so the rest of this post is going to be something like an elegy for the Tomura Shigaraki we knew (and what that can mean for Izuku): Why rebirth? Why is Tomura doomed? Tomura’s entire existence was tainted by AFO. Tomura can change his name, change his hair color, kill the AFO vestige, etc., but it’s impossible for him to escape AFO. How society would view him or his “redemption” is irrelevant; it’s that HE now knows his entire life, from conception onwards, was never his own. For Tomura, a happy ending is being completely free from AFO, deciding things fully for himself, and knowing his decisions are his own. It’s not a happy ending to remove Tenko from Tomura’s origin trauma only to plunge him into Twice’s “am I really me” trauma.

What AFO’s final, awful reveal showed is that even if Tomura Shigaraki became Tenko Shimura again, it’s not a rebirth. The very first cells of “Tenko Shimura’s” being were stained by AFO since AFO manipulated Kotaro into conceiving Tenko. Tenko’s parents and childhood friends were totally under AFO’s thumb. “Tenko” has no path to freedom; he has to be rebuilt from ash, one way or another.

For my own aesthetic tastes, I would very much prefer for Tenko to have agency over this. If he was going to disintegrate, I’d prefer it to be a clear choice — like Katsuki and Toshinori choosing moves that brought them to the brink of death. I don’t like the idea that Tenko had no choice in life or death, and that disintegrating is just another indignity that AFO manipulated him into. But maybe his story was always destined to be a tragedy, no matter how hard he tried to fight it.

Of course, there are ways that the spirit/consciousness of Tenko Shimura could return in a new body, and many of them do have Tenko participating actively in the process:

Phoenix quirk — Tomura disintegrates to ash so Tenko can choose to be reborn free of AFO’s distortions. (Maybe fandom was right about this theory but wrong that the phoenix was Dabi!)

Overhaul or quirk awakening - It’s possible for Overhaul (who is very much still alive and in possession of his quirk factor) to reverse the disintegration. It’s also possible that Tenko can do it himself (or that Tenko gave Izuku a quirk to do it) since Decay is half of Overhaul. Personally I don’t believe this is likely because I think Decay disappeared when AFO took control of Tomura this final time? Unclear, the end got really rushed and messy on these details for me, but if Decay is gone then it’s hard for it to “awaken.”

Rewind - The MHA standby ever since Eri’s introduction. She doesn’t have her horn anymore, so it seems unlikely, but she still has her quirk factor. The thing here is Tenko’s agency and if he would want to be rewound back to the body that AFO built for him.

All For One - Yes, Tomura could have given Izuku a quirk when they touched. What if it’s actually…All For One? Yoichi said the AFO quirk could have been the kindest in the world…and Izuku did promise to “bring it all back”… so if Tomura’s parting gift was to give the raw All For One power to Izuku, then Izuku could Overhaul and Rewind his way into healing everyone. He could borrow any quirk needed (Recovery Girl? Erasure?) use it as a tool, and then give it back because of course Izuku wouldn’t keep a stockpile for himself (absent being told he could keep a quirk). FWIW, I’d be HIGHLY amused if this happens, because it sounds straight out of a DFO fic. :)

Aura Might/OFA shenanigans - The “heroic fire” of OFA has seemingly gone out before, only to re-emerge both in the same person and in other people. I could see Tenko emerging from this fire.

Wishing energy that twists fate - Izuku and All Might both lived when they were “supposed” to die, so it could happen for Tenko too.

However, Tenko returning in a physical, corporeal form is not the only kind of rebirth that can complete his arc. It pains me SO MUCH to say this, but there’s a real chance his body doesn’t come back. Tomura fought for someone to see what was swept under the rug and understand that hero society isn’t perfect. He wanted a hero who would save him and imperfect humans like him, and he got that someone in Izuku. (He actually got it in Nana too, because of Izuku.)

Izuku Midoriya taking Tenko’s message deep into his heart and influencing all the people watching him to care more about the misfits and “villains” that pro heroes can’t help is a form of giving Tenko a new life. In the same way that the vestiges extended their power decades beyond physical death, and the same way that Shirakumo’s heroic heart survived his death and Nomu-fication, Izuku can keep Tenko’s spirit alive long after his body died. Maybe Tenko’s spirit is a new type of “heroic fire,” and it’s up to Izuku to keep those embers burning. It’s all in Izuku’s rewound, notably non-decayed hands.

Looking at it with this framing, you can also say Izuku gets his win AND save. Because even if Izuku couldn’t save Tenko’s physical body — and how could he if Tenko was doomed before either of them were born? — choosing to carry on Tenko’s legacy IS saving everything he could of that crying boy. It’s also far more immediate and tangible for Izuku to take on Tenko’s legacy rather than being unwittingly thrown into the 200 year old OFA-AFO fight. There’s something so poignant and human about an ending with quirkless Izuku humbly fighting for what Tenko believed in compared to celebrity #1 Billboard ranked hero Izuku with OFA. After all, Tenko and Izuku are 2 sides of a coin. Tenko could have had Izuku’s role in another life if OFA kept passing in the Shimura family.

Even the fact that Izuku never told anyone outside of Ochako, Katsuki, and All Might that he wanted to save Tenko works in Izuku’s favor. Izuku can help the whole world become the people Tenko challenged them to be and they’ll never know they’re actually fulfilling the dreams of a villain. (‘Cuz they’d be too biased to do it otherwise.) Finally, you know all the complaints that Izuku’s character has been stagnant in MHA’s third act? That he hasn’t really been challenged in his ideals? Maybe that hasn’t happened yet because it’s just starting NOW.

After all, Toshinori modeled “All Might” after Nana’s ideals, and she wasn’t known to the population at large. Izuku could follow their footsteps by modeling his hero career after Tenko’s ideals. We’d have multiple generations of Shimuras posthumously changing society for the bettter.

Look, I understand how emotions are running high. I’ve loved this series for years and I cried reading this chapter. I personally don’t love it if Tenko is gone, even though I can make narrative sense of it. It’s a tragic and bitter-barely-sweet ending for poor Tenko, whose very dreams of being a hero were engineered to sow division in his family and break his psyche instead of lift him up.

But none of us will know what it all means for a few more chapters. We could still have several more chapters before we get Tenko’s real finale. It’s nearing the end, but it’s not THE end yet. In the meantime, take care of yourselves and as always, curate your fandom spaces lovingly.

#bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #bnha 423 #mha 423 #tomura shigaraki #Tenko shimura #Elegy for Tomura Shigaraki #mha meta #bnha meta #Izuku midoriya #Deku #Phoenix quirk #AFO #all for one

[gentrychild]

Gentry, in the AU where Shouto gets vaulted, what is Shouto’s opinion of getting vaulted? Also, what do the vestiges think?

I said it before, I will say it again and I stand by it: Shouto is fine with being vaulted as long as Izuku is here in the vault with him.

In this specific AU, he understands that Izuku's nerves are frayed and he is more than happy for them to get a two-weeks-vacation in the vault, especially if it can soothe his best friend.

The vestiges are weirded out but they do not judge safe and consensual vaulting practices.

#bnha au #The one where Shouto dies. Izuku snaps. But Shouto is brought back to life thanks to his phoenix quirk so now Izuku is embarrassed

[the-valiant-valkyrie]

charming and good: dr prism and solaris, both being ex-zoraxis operatives who don't feel safe enough to turn to the agency, working together post the events of 3 to pursue their crafts without death or capture looming above their necks

charming and evil: solaris- through prism- learns that anna is alive, and immediately drops everything she is doing to find her and tear her limb from limb for being the catalyst to the destruction of her death engine

#ieytd #just realized i've never tagged anna until now. underrepresented girlie #anna ulanova #commander solaris #roxana prism #honestly i'm not confident that solaris is unaffiliated with zoraxis nowadays. if only because it seems strange from a storytelling- #-perspective to label her as one of zoraxis' dangerous forces behind zor and the fabricator before immediately having her quit #BUT. i do think the thought of her just like. fucking off to go do... solaris things is really hilarious #and i think she should get a bloody violent rage arc #i think anna's potential relationship- or lack thereof- with solaris is a VERY undertapped concept #literally were it not for the intel she supplied the handler would probably be dead. the death engine would have succeeded. #zoraxis knew anna provided SOME intel to the agency. but i wonder if they knew what. i wonder if they figured it out after DE- #-or if they assume the infiltration was a quirk of the phoenix's lucky streak. #i think if solaris knew... dear lord. i think she would lose her mind. and she's ALIVE?? solaris nearly BLEW UP. her life's work GONE. #i love anna but i can't really deny the facts. she kind of set the rest of solaris' life up for rage and misery. #she can get a little butchered about it. it's only fair.

[airanke]

I forgot about this gif

#Dabi #Touya Todoroki #bnha #mha #dabi bnha #gif #phoenix quirk theory #Air's art

[littleholmes]

remember when I analyzed the subtle half and half quirk Dabi’s got and compared it to Shouto and then later when I wrote that he discounted his own potential cold abilities in favor of focusing on his flames and then when I mentioned how thanks to Rei the cold side of his quirk could likely help him following Shouto’s freeze? After these 387 leaks I’m *screams*

#bnha #bnha 387 #mha 387 #dabi #todoroki touya #rei todoroki #bnha manga leaks #bnha manga spoilers #he’s had an ice quirk the whole time IMO but now it’s unlocked rei might be able to save him or he’ll phoenix idk but this is so interestin #touya todoroki #mha manga leaks #mha #mha manga spoilers #mha leaks #bnha leaks #toya todoroki #bnha analysis #bnha meta

[stoat-party]

You think everyone in Ace Attorney is certifiably insane, but then you get older and realize that’s just what law school does to a person.

#like you’re LUCKY if you come out with a bizarre quirk #and not alcoholism #though the coffee thing was a metaphor #especially considering how absolutely screwed the aa court system is #like nobody’s citing any statutes? #no presumption of innocence? #why does the defense attorney have to prove someone ELSE guilty? #like 10% of the time the prosecutor ends up in jail #aa #ace attorney #godot #mia fey #franziska von karma #von karma #phoenix wright #miles edgeworth

[tsisisail]

Hey random thought but why is Jancy True so Phoenix Wright coded

#drawtectives #jancy true #phoenix wright #Rosé is her designated weird girl with a silly quirk and tragic backstory

[fuck-edfrugs]

I am attempting to render, I don’t know how to render.

If you have any tips please share them lol

The finished drawing will be posted on my other blog @apolloskyes

#yes this is a dabihawks kid #their name is asuka and their quirk is phoenix #rendering #OC #bnha fankid #dabihawks #dabihawks child #original art #art experimentation

[minako25]

SPOILERS!

I'm pretty sure he has to die. Everyone says he's dying.

Although some of the imagery and other contexts make me think there might be a phoenix twist. probably not. if he lives, his body will be forever useless.

#mha manga spoilers #spoilers #dabi #todoroki #toya todoroki #endevour #Endevor #rei todoroki #natsuo todoroki #fuyumi todoroki #quirks #death #bnha #mha #my hero academia #burnout #phoenix #phoenix theory #cremation #cracked #manga spoilers

[blueburningphoenix]

Hey guys. Big thanks to @Ritsu_96owo for this great fanart. I love it! It will be my new profile picture. And of course Keigo wants to hurry up and cover Touya's nakedness when he rises as a phoenix from his ashes. 😏

#PhönixQuirk

#mha dabi #dabi todoroki #touya todoroki #phoenix #phönix #original quirk #blue flame #mha

[thecowboykatsuki-anon]

Sometimes I think a little too long on the probability of Touya surviving at the end of MHA and I get really sad

#praying for phoenix quirk #even though I know logically there’s not a lot of places for his story to go in such a short amount of time

[marimeeko]

Once again bc it bears repeating I trust Horikoshis process, but if Toga and Kacchan legit die but Touya who has been completely 5000 percent burnt to a skeletal crisp somehow not only lives but was still awake and carrying out his superheated attack,

I WILL be disappointed.

(This is not saying I WANT him to die but he has literally burned himself to what should be way beyond living 3 times over)

#bnha spoilers #hes probably got a phoenix quirk or that ice side is going to kick in but #the fac that he is STILL GOING WHEN HE IS A FLAMING HUSK #then just its not too outlandish to think toga and kacchan wont also make recoveries #as long as they are and have been attended to quickly enough #im just saying #waiting for the plot armor payout

[catbirthdays]

You're the only one I follow who cares about Dabi, so here's to a good ol prayer circle. We will survive this

LEAKS ARE TONIGHT?????

if dabi dies hes taking me with him i dont give a fuck

#phoenix quirk PLEASE OR SOMETHING #bnha spoilers #bnha #mha spoilers #DABI BABYYU

[haine-kleine]

the way it's been literal months and my well-being still depends on something that may have been a stylistic choice, a mistake or the only ticket for Dabi to survive the war arc

#is it the phoenix quirk or is it horikoshi being too overworked to remember the details? who knows! #bnha #boki no hero academia #dabi #todoroki touya

[minilpark]

yall pls dont be shy to ask me random, unhinged, or unusual questions about my headcanon versions of the pilots (can ask about one specifically, a couple of them, or the crew), you've already seen me post my weird opinions here so i don't mind!

#i feel like these random questions or quirks i talk about add depth to the characters #makes them more human real and relatable #top gun maverick #topgun #topgun maverick imagines #bradley rooster bradshaw #robert bob floyd #natasha phoenix trace #jake hangman seresin #mickey fanboy garcia #reuben payback fitch #javy coyote machado

[paeinovis]

There are many dynamics that Zag n Mel in the new Hades game might end up being... But have we considered it might be a Miles Edgeworth and Franziska von Karma situation

#text #i THINK it'll not be that but fuck itd be very funny if it was #also i wonder how theyre gonna explain (if they havent already) why shes showing up now #like did hades n persephone Know ?? #im so excited abt this game aaaaa #hades 2 #hades #and obligatory #aa #tag bc i must be organized #but namely when fran calls miles her little brother despite being younger than him dkbsjdb? #that's very mel vibes #i think. we'll find out won't we #like someone else said zag is pretty different from how he acts in his og animated trailer #either way zag isnt much like miles (than on the other hand-) #but i just binged the aa trilogy so I've got lawyers on the brain #and zag and phoenix both have spiky black hair. coincidence? i think not #also idk why i referred to edgeworth as miles in the tags maybe i just didnt want to type that much but #WHO calls him by his first name #actually. fran does. but only like his full name bc that's one of her character quirks tm #that might be it tho