Like that Vigilantes took the final step in definitively proving that Koichi is the Spider-Man of the HeroAca Universe by having straining to lift up an aeroplane, saving the lives of everyone on board, and the press still cannot agree if he is a hero or a villain. Also he is in a huge amount of debt and mostly beloved by the working class people who hate the establishment.
Like yeah, that's my boy right there! That's my little man! I hope he's doing his best out there in New York City and avoiding the shit show of mainline continuity 💜
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A summary of a conversation I had with @welovethecloudboytoomuch on a vigilantes discord server.
Cloud: The only thing I think about when putting Koichi into the main series is; How do we establish that this character is Op. I was thinking that for his introduction, AFO just refuses to fight the guy.
Me: LOL. Shigaraki shows up at U.A, sees Koichi and is like, "Nope!" and just dips.
Cloud: And in Tomura's head, Tomura doesn't understand why they can't just kill the guy in the All Might hoodie and AFO is like, "How do I explain this in a way you will understand? Ah yes. Tomura, this "boss" has no health bar.
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I just finished a Vig reread (again (again)) and something I noticed is that All Night's catchphrase is "I Am Here" while Koichi and Knuckleduster say "I'm Here". A more informal, personal variation.
Man, I got a lot to say about “I am here” (MHA) vs “I'm here” (MHAV) so thanks for this excuse!
In MHA, “I am here” is both a reassurance to people in need and a warning to villains. It reads: "Have no fear! I am here to help you!" While at the same time meaning: "I am here to stop you villains and save the day!" It is the catchphrase of All Might: The Number One Hero and it has that kind of hero marketability that we expect out of Pro-heroes.
The first time we hear “I’m here” in MHAV we need to remember the words preceding it. The full phrase is, “Well, All Might ain’t coming, but… I’m here!” And we need to remember that this phrasing is implicit every time we hear “I’m here” throughout Vigilantes.
When Knuckleduster is beating up on common criminals it’s: “Well, All Might doesn’t have time for you, but I’m here.” When Knuckleduster is holding the hand of his daughter in the hospital it’s: “Well, All Might may not have been able to save you, but I’m here.”
So, in truth “I’m here” in Vigilantes means: “I may not have the same power as All Might. I may not be as strong or as fast. I may not be the perfect hero he is, but I’m here and I’m going to try.”
“I’m here” in Vigilantes continually puts All Might up onto a pedestal. As do many other things in Vigilantes, for example, Koichi maintaining that only official All Might hoodies contain the divine Hero Blessing™️. All Might is used as the epitome of what a hero should be.
That’s why All Might initially wants Izuku to use the phrase "I am here" too. To tell the world that: “He is here!” and pronounce that Deku will be the next Symbol of Peace just as Toshinori was as All Might.
And all of this is especially interesting considering what both All Might’s and Knuckleduster’s apprentices do with their inherited phrases.
For my money, “I am here” in MHA is 1) corrupted by All for One and 2) not adopted by Deku.
During the Kamino battle All for One uses the phrase "I am here" to mock All Might. Spitting the catchphrase right back at him while he beats the tar out of All Might and the city. This eventually culminates into the "I am NOT here" sign worn by the All Might statue. The phrase is turned on it's head and used to demonstrate All Might's failure. Because he is "not here" the world has fallen into Chaos.
but he seems to be attempting to reclaim this phrase in recent chapters so we'll see where this all leads soon
(Just want to note that I'm speaking about this from an English-language perspective, cause I know that translations of this are not exact.)
Deku for his part, does not take up the phrase in the way All Might wanted him to. Demonstrating, I think, his desire to be his own hero and find his own words.
Koichi, however does something different. Instead of taking the phrase "I'm here" from his master Koichi iterates on it until it becomes: "For some reason, I'm still here. I'm still here with you." Koichi's "I'm here" version demonstrates a level of care for the person he is fighting, something that no other version of the phrase has.
In full it says, "I am not All Might, and I really shouldn't be here. But because I chose too, and because I have the will, I choose to be here for you."
And I love that all of that can come out of those little phrases. Thanks for the ask!
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