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BnHA Chapter 176: Delaware Smash: Air Force

Previously on BnHA: Class A finalized their preparations for the culture festival. Deku realized that the rope he was going to use to dangle Aoyama above everyone like a twinkling car air freshener was dangerously frayed. So he was all “looks like I’ll have to go buy a new one tomorrow morning at the store that’s conveniently right next door to where the villains will be having tea.” So he did. And conveniently ran into the disguised villains on his way back to U.A. To make a long story short, Deku offhandedly said something about tea, and Gentle got all excited and was all “DID YOU SAY TEA?!” and then Deku recognized his voice from the Youtube video that he had seen only a few days earlier. So now they’re gonna fight, because Deku has his cool new gloves that Mei made for him, and he’s not about to let any dumb villains ruin class A’s performance and Eri’s special day. So yeah. Go fuck him up, Deku.

Today on BnHA: Deku confronts Gentle, who sheds his disguise and tells La Brava to start filming. He then reveals his quirk, which can transform anything he touches -- even air -- to make it elastic. So he starts bouncing Deku all over the place, but then La Brava belatedly recognizes Deku from the sports festival and is all “holy shit Gentle, we don’t want to mess with that kid, he’s fucking crazy.” Deku is indeed fucking crazy, and he thinks back to all of his excited classmates who are looking forward to the festival and have worked so hard to prepare. With new determination, he takes aim at Gentle and fires his new attack, Delaware Smash: Air Force. He then leaps at Gentle and violently bodyslams him into a nearby construction site. Sorry about that, Gentle, but La Brava tried to warn you.

(As always, all comments not marked with an ETA are my unspoiled reactions from my first readthrough of this chapter. I’ve read up through chapter 200 now, so any ETAs will reflect that.)

ohhhhHHH SNAP YOU GUYS LOOK AT THIS COVER

guys. this is my new OT3 by the way. and has been for a little while, actually. I don’t know how, but I somehow got WAYYYY into Kacchako like out of nowhere maybe a month or so ago. but BakuDeku also owns my heart and soul, and I also can’t deny that Ochako is undeniably Into Deku any way you shake it, so. it just sort of happened. and I love them. so basically this cover is everything to me. AND THEIR SHIRTS SAY PLUS ULTRA YOU GUYS, I FUCKING CAN’T OMG

MORE COLOR PAGES WOOOOOOOO

okay so somehow I was expecting Gentle to be blond. I don’t know why I always assume anyone in manga who has light colored hair must be blond. but yeah. so now I know that he’s not, though! and that’s okay! now he reminds me of Alfred from Batman if he decided one day to go out and do some crimes

and La Brava. what can we even say about her except that she remains the best, and also I’m trying to remember if her hacking skills were actually related to her quirk in any way, or if her actual quirk has yet to be revealed. hmmmm

also do you guys think she’s possibly distantly related to Mei? just, idk. similar eyes, weird obsessiveness, technologically savvy... idk. not saying they’ve gotta be sisters or anything, but third cousins, maybe?

so Deku and Gentle are staring each other down, and Gentle’s all, “the boy catches on quick,” and yeah. when it’s convenient, lol

meanwhile La Brava is all

do you recognize him?? I mean he is famous. not Kacchan or Todoroki levels of fame, but he’s up there

Deku’s looking around, but since it’s early on a Saturday morning no one else is in the area

and apparently there are no hero offices near U.A. (which makes sense, since U.A. itself is basically a huge hero office), so he probably isn’t going to get any reinforcements

this isn’t the first time that I’ve thought to myself that the kids really need some sort of panic button/emergency beacon/batsignal they can use to call for help if they need it. it really wouldn’t be that hard to do. something with a GPS that they can quickly tap and it sends out an encrypted SOS with their location. what with them running into villains every other week it’s basically a necessity at this point

you could always try texting Todoroki again in the meantime though lol. or just shout really loudly for someone to dial 110 which I believe is the Japanese emergency police number

...

...okay then!

(ETA: in all seriousness, him making a deliberate choice not to call for help creates a lot fewer plot holes than him not being able to, so good call there actually)

Gentle is quick to adapt to this new development, and tells La Brava to start filming

AND JUST LOOK AT HIM SWINGING INTO ACTION

he’s telling the listeners that his plans were foiled and so they’ve ended up like this

omg

I can’t fucking believe this guy doesn’t have a larger audience

so now Deku is diving at him in full cowl and is all “AS IF I’LL LET YOU!”

LOL WHATTT

WHAT IS HAPPENING

it only just occurred to me that we don’t actually know Gentle’s quirk either lmfao

so he makes things stretchy, and this even extends to air. holy shit

(ETA: as the translator notes point out, apparently the words “gentleman” and “elasticity” are homonyms in Japanese -- they’re both pronounced “dansei” -- which is one of the cleverer things Horikoshi has come up with tbh. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a mangaka have as much fun with names as this guy does.)

so he should basically be able to fly with his quirk, no? just bounce around on air all the livelong day. that plus a built-in shield with offensive-defensive capabilities like what we just witnessed. this old man has got some skills y’all

(ETA: friendly reminder that I’m still convinced Gentle is actually 65 years old. there’s no fucking way he’s 32. just no way)

apparently he didn’t even mean to go that hard, because he and La Brava are kind of staring now in shock

I guess Deku was coming at them more intensely than they realized, so the rebound was stronger

anyway so now they’re booking it because they realized how strong he actually is

so we’ve got villains who are looking to attack U.A., and a pissed off Deku who by now should be realizing that he can’t get in close, but who fortunately has JUST developed a brand new long range attack! oh my, kids. strap yourselves in

yes, good point there. actions speak louder than words

but Gentle says that’s out of the question

and now he’s touching the ground and unleashing another attack

lol it’s a trampoline attack and Deku is flying into the air

what was that you were saying earlier Gentle? about how he catches on quick? eh...

now Gentle is telling Deku that when he was a young lad he poured his heart and soul into school events, and he understands that Deku probably feels the same way

however, “this old beard and spirit of mine will not be denied today”

he says this mission will inspire a story for the ages, and he’d appreciate it if Deku didn’t interfere

oh my god

it’s like if Aoyama and Gai-sensei had a baby

and he can fly!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

and now La Brava remembers where she recognized Deku from, and that he’s the crazy kid who busted up his hands at the sports festival

lmao the SHEER HORROR on his face. THAT’S RIGHT YOU PUNKS. DO NOT FUCK WITH MIDORIYA IZUKU, HE IS FUCKING OFF HIS HINGES. HE IS AN OLD, BUSTED SCREEN DOOR SWAYING IN THE WIND

Gentle says they have to accomplish the mission before he pursues them any further

honestly, even if they did manage to lose Deku now, he’d just be forced to call U.A. after all and they’d put the school on lockdown. like hell they’re risking anything else happening to these kids

now he’s telling the listeners that the “attempt to enter U.A.” plan is switching to a “timed attack”, whatever that means

and meanwhile Deku is still up in the air, and I’m wondering how he’s planning to land. and also how Gentle knew that he’d be okay. because that does seem pretty damn violent, just launching him 70 feet up in the air and being all “well, good luck, bye now”

especially since all they know about his quirk is that it involves breaking a lot of fingers. so for all they know he’s about to be a splatter on the ground. smdh

so during his 20 minutes of free fall, Deku is having some flashbacks! Eri-related flashbacks! the most adorable kind!

and now Mirio is spinning around in a circle

and he says that after Deku is done performing on the big day, the three of them should wander around again

OH MY GOD

MY HEART. MY FUCKING HEART, I CAN’T. THIS ISN’T FAIR

oh my god

so now Deku’s thinking back to “this old beard and spirit of mine won’t be denied”, and he has the most determined teeth-gritted look on his face

and we all know he’s thinking that Eri’s the one who won’t be denied! because she still hasn’t smiled yet! not a real smile! and weren’t they saying that their mission wouldn’t be complete until she finally did?

and now I’m thinking back to one of Horikoshi’s interviews, where he said that “a hero is someone who brings reassurance”

and basically, fuck yeah. this is why Deku has to start winning some of these types of fights. because that’s the goal here. that’s the endgame. win the day to save everyone

anyway, I got totally swept up in the “save Eri!!!!” feels, but the flashback is actually still continuing and now Jirou is coming up to Deku and asking how he organizes his hero notebooks

and he’s nerding out and he’s all “JIROU YOU HAVE A HERO YOU ADMIRE TOO??” lol

but she says no, she just meant that she has trouble condensing her own notes to make the important points easier to read

my god Jirou I can relate. try summarizing 15-18 page chapters in a single paragraph on the daily lol

anyways, Deku is looking at the notes she prepared for the other band members, and d’awwwwww

MY GODDAMN FUCKING HEART!!!!!

LISTEN, JIROU. I’M SURE THEY’LL ALL LOVE IT. and if Bakugou gives you even a hint of attitude, you have my permission to smack him

SPEAKING OF BAKUGOU!!

oh my god I love this arc so much. I’m learning so much about Bakugou’s musical tastes and they’re exactly what I would have imagined. WE ARE SEX BOB-BOMB AND WE’RE HERE TO ANNIHILATE U.A.’S EARS WITH THIS BADASS FUCKING RIFF!!!! ONE TWO THREE FOUR!!

also I’m more convinced than ever that they sound like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

notably more effective than Bakugou’s method lmao

so now he’s taking aim at Gentle while still in the air! at this point he just lives up there now huh

ahhh I’m too excited to sum all this up, I’m just going to post it!

I’m not even surprised that once again Mina is the lowkey hero of the whole damn arc

so now there’s a whole page devoted to Deku very dramatically flicking his finger

OHHHHHH DAMN

OHHHHHHHHHH DAMN

lmao Deku is CACKLING

HAHA I LOVE IT

(ETA: I just realized this is a straight up Kacchan face and even his trademark “hahh.” now I love it even more)

Gentle’s jacket is all torn up omg

but he says that won’t be enough to stop him!

!!!!!

OHHHHHHH DAMN

La Brava status: still the cutest

Deku is shouting at Gentle that the sentiments he has are shared by everyone. okay lol

and Gentle is gritting his teeth and he’s all “how disrespectful!”

and now they’re flying into the under-construction building Gentle mentioned a few chapters ago

and La Brava is watching in distress

nooooo

why does a cute little girl have to end up sad no matter what!!

I’m sorry La Brava. but your dude has to lose, because he’s in the wrong and he’s trying to needlessly traumatize a bunch of excited kids and ruin a kindergartner’s day. sorry kiddo

BONUS: Toga Himiko preliminary sketches!

god I love Toga so much

I’m assuming these notes are also preliminary, just like these are his preliminary designs. so he knew exactly the type of character he wanted her to be right from the start

but can she actually use someone’s quirk if she transforms into them?? is this confirmed, or did he drop this idea eventually? because if that’s true, it would be huge. that would make her one of the most powerful characters in the series, full stop. but given that we haven’t actually seen her use anyone else’s quirk, I’m gonna go ahead and say he dropped this for the sake of not making her too overpowered. I’m honestly not sure if I’m disappointed or not lol

I really like this messy bun look. it’s pretty similar to what he ultimately went with in the end, but he combined that with the pigtails look. but I’m just saying, if she ever wanted to change things up and go with just the single messy bun in the back, I would 100% be here for it. my god

#bnha #boku no hero academia #midoriya izuku #gentle (bnha)#la brava #toga himiko #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #makeste reads bnha #that one drawing with toga actually covered in blood is super intense though #like did horikoshi actually plan on going with that at one point #was there going to be some poor unfortunate corpse in the background #ffff I love the league of villains so much that sometimes I forget that oh yeah they’re crazy evil though #it's like 'oh right. the murders'#'riiiiiiiight'

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mslullabies · 5 years

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Listen listen. I love and appreciate that art so much, SO MUCH, and I mean this babbling in the old timey fandom spirit of mutual love of thing, not in the new fangled if you disagree you’re a pedophile kind of way. I think that aesthetic correspondences aside, we gotta switch those roles. Let me ehsplain. No. There is too much. Let me sum up:

Matt is Buttercup. In the princess bride, Buttercup clearly has depression after she thinks Westley is dead, and specifically she has the kind that numbs and paralyzes you. It renders her basically indifferent to her own fate (she just goes along with marrying humperdink) until there is an immediate physical danger present (her distress at being kidnapped, later she jumps out of the boat and attempts to swim to shore). In s3 of daredevil, Matt explicitly has depression and although his doesn’t seem as numb and involves more visible signs of pain than Buttercup’s, it renders him inert and indifferent to his own wellbeing. I might say that he’s trying to be as numb as Buttercup just is. Also Fisk as the personification of Matt’s brainscreams is very evocative of Buttercup’s nightmare and the woman accusing her.

So that means Foggy is Westley, who when he’s separated from Buttercup and captured by pirates, just speaks eloquently about why he wants to live, and convinces them to let him. He uses his time as their prisoner to learn the skills he needs to move forward. Likewise, Foggy does not struggle with depression despite his ongoing grieving and trauma (and I could meta about that all day - I love that s3 so clearly contrasted Matt and Karen with Foggy and didn’t condemn or commend anyone for their respective mental health situations.) Foggy does exactly what Westley does - he’s between a rock and a hard place, so he leverages what wiggle room he has, and gets himself into a position where he can move forward. He also pursues and forgives Matt, even though he’s very angry at him.

Even better, through this lens, Karen is Inigo Montoya - she struggles with depression as well, but her trauma manifests as single-minded focus. Inigo’s whole life is focused on revenge, but he is also explicitly shown depressed and drowning his sorrows when he meets with setbacks. Also just attaches himself to Westley as his only hope, just like Karen does with Matt and Foggy. So Karen = Inigo, and that gives us James Wesley as the Count Ruben, and obvs Kingpin as Humperdink. Now Vizini is a lil tougher - I’m thinking Stick, but only bc no one else seems to fit. Except maaaayyybe Elektra, but I’m reluctant to assign her to a role that is so benignly villainous, she’s both more complicated and more important than that. I think she might be Ryan, the previous Dread Pirate Roberts who captures Westley and is moved by his speech about love. She gets a happy retirement that way. Fezzig is also a tough one - I think we might have to bring in another defender to fill his role, and I think that defender might need to be Jessica. Initially I was thinking Punisher, but Fezzig is supposed to be Lorge to the point of being referred to as a giant multiple times, so I think her superstrength is required here. Also the idea of her and Karen playing rhyming games as a way to annoy Stick is giving me heart palpitations. Also please picture her just strapping Matt, Karen, and Stick to her back and climbing the cliffs of insanity. Also please picture her muttering “My way’s not very sportsmanlike” to herself.

You know what, just here’s list of further things you should picture with this character swapped Princess Bride:

- Matt pushing Foggy down a hill, realizing it’s Foggy, and then just throwing himself ass over tea kettle down the hill as well instead of doing anything normal about it - Foggy very grimly saying ‘I can cope with torture’ only to have the person to whom he makes this assertion vigorously shake their head. - “Please understand that I hold you in the highest respect.” - Jessica rolling her eyes and hauling Matt out of the shrieking eel infested waters one-handed - Foggy: You mean you’ll put down your rock and I’ll put down my sword and we’ll try to kill each other like civilized people?” Jessica: Yeah. Sportsmanlike. - Stick holding the point of a knife under Matt’s jaw, pressing it deeper when Foggy advances, and Matt gasps but doesn’t cry out - Jessica repeatedly dunking Karen in a pair of barrels to get her to sober up - Matt doing that little head tilt when he catches Fisk with that “Every ship but your four fastest.” - Karen bodyslamming a door trying to chase Wesley and screaming for Jessica to help her - Jessica semi-carefully propping Foggy up on a suit of a armor - Matt jumping from a window into Jessica’s waiting arms, all in slowmo with dramatic music (she then dumps him on the ground a la Mr. Green in Clue)

And I hardly think it needs saying, but Claire is clearly Miracle Max in all this, and I know I shouldn’t type up a description of that whole scene, we’ve all seen it, but please, gods, just run through the whole thing in your head. Claire is so put out and cranky. Refuses to believe that these are protagonists and not just a passel of regular dumbasses. Luke comes charging in, “Get back brigand!” “I’m not a brigand, I’m your boyfriend!”

#movies I made in my head for no reason #mattfoggy

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